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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
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- 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 Ministerial Statements — Culture Media and Sport: Items Accepted in Lieu of Tax (5 Nov 2009)
“2008-09 has, once again, been a year of outstanding success for the acceptance-in-lieu scheme with a wide range of cultural objects saved for the nation. Objects ranging from a Titian to a David Hockney, and from family archives to architectural drawings, with a value of £19.8 million have been accepted under the scheme. This year's allocation includes "The Triumph of Love" by Titian and...”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: World Heritage Sites (4 Nov 2009)
“Neither I or my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, have had recent discussions with our European counterparts on the maintenance of World Heritage sites in EU member states.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates 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") 519 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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).