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Margaret Hodge
Labour MP for Barking
- Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (since 24 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 19 June 1994 — unknown
- Majority: 8,883 votes. — 113th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Margaret Hodge voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Museums and Galleries: Visits (12 Nov 2009)
“The following table shows the number of visits to free DCMS sponsored museums and galleries in England: 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 London 27,508,008 25,807,462 30,536,423 30,832,671 30,769,560 North West 2,969,618 2,993,574 3,055,629 4,073,001 4,852,761 South East 186,080 192,562 193,596 210,897 185,386 Yorkshire 1,846,206 1,604,372...”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Public Libraries: Internet (12 Nov 2009)
“Information on the number of libraries open for more than 10 hours a week and providing internet access to the public is available for the last 10 years in the annual public library statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). That information is available at a regional level from 2001-02, and from 2006-07 is provided as a percentage of libraries...”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Avebury: Conservation (11 Nov 2009)
“Over the last year, my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Barbara Follett) has jointly chaired the Stonehenge Project Board which oversees plans to improve the environment and facilities at Stonehenge including closure of the A344. The Government recently announced a £10 million contribution to enable English Heritage to build new, environmentally sustainable visitor facilities which...”
More of Margaret Hodge's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 53% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 520 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,767 (59th) | £20,406 (316th) | £23,167 | £13,937 (530th) | £18,625 (378th) | £17,745 (420th) | £9,962 (524th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,976 (382nd) | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £84,078 | £76,502 (111th) | £74,702 (52nd) | £65,074 (304th) | £46,153 (311th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,018 (74th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,184 (609th)* | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,869 (40th) | £8,023 (5th) | £2,594 | £944 (joint 309th) | £1,168 (joint 194th) | £1,402 (182nd) | £833 (398th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,430 (108th) | £26,689 (3rd) | £12,490 | £4,980 (139th) | £6,308 (66th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th) | £1,195 (122nd) | £1,014 | £1,401 (joint 605th) | £1,401 (joint 592nd) | £1,401 (joint 574th) | £1,071 (546th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £907 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,119 (42nd) |
| Total | £133,255 (495th) | £146,301 (145th) | £126,863 | £99,382 (624th) | £103,778 (574th) | £87,149 (625th) | £60,365 (643rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,184 (499th).