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Maria Eagle
Labour MP for Garston and Halewood
- Also represented Liverpool, Garston
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Maria Eagle voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Travel, West Coast Railway Line: Franchises, Departmental Public Transport, Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers, High Speed 2 Railway Line
(based on written questions asked by Maria Eagle and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (2 out of 20)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: High Speed 2 (25 Apr 2013)
“Will the Minister explain why he has chosen to prioritise a completely unnecessary and costly competition for the east coast main line rail franchise, which will also require him to waste taxpayers’ money on expensive extensions to other contracts, some for as long as four years?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: High Speed 2 (25 Apr 2013)
“It does not sound like the Minister actually knows what is happening on the east coast main line: 3 million more seats, best ever punctuality, lowest taxpayer subsidy, £40 million of extra profit invested and £800 million returned to the taxpayer. He should stop talking it down. Will he confirm that all of the planned east coast upgrade—all the investment that his hon. and...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Railways (18 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the devolution of responsibility for regional rail services; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 260 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 22 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") 549 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £14,368 (443rd) | £17,124 (459th) | £18,991 (422nd) | £11,264 | £8,926 (580th) | £15,038 (471st) | £16,157 (491st) | £15,789 (joint 218th with 4 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £13,982 (471st) | £12,047 (539th) | £14,937 (556th) | £17,100 | £15,554 (470th) | £18,090 (454th) | £18,130 (324th) | £17,129 (261st) |
| Staffing costs | £108,219 (28th) | £99,797 (20th) | £94,071 (29th) | £84,410 | £69,704 (392nd) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,829 (452nd) | £40,069 (513th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,957 (313th) | £9,905 (169th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,352 (188th)1 | £8,207 (288th)2 | £7,326 (331st)3 | £7,839 | £12,122 (266th) | £8,714 (375th) | £10,124 (320th) | £7,278 (356th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £259 (259th) | £2,330 (16th) | £1,056 (joint 114th with 1 other) | £1,062 | £1,768 (97th) | £518 (262nd) | £1,531 (91st) | £1,988 (37th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,297 (joint 475th with 1 other) | £982 (joint 230th with 1 other) | £722 (408th) | £225 | £1,733 (138th) | £649 (432nd) | £549 (549th) | £1,447 (joint 184th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,870 (397th) | £688 (607th) | £1,155 | £5,051 (138th) | £1,182 (531st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,480 (27th) | £1,276 (joint 51st with 2 others) | £0 | £1,984 (joint 97th with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 91st with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 90th with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 88th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,434 (219th) | £153,742 (206th) | £139,067 (301st) | £123,055 | £118,460 (433rd) | £112,022 (483rd) | £111,831 (360th) | £86,814 (366th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,340 (332nd). Rail £7,954 (80th). Misc £58 (191st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,908 (225th). Rail £3,679 (253rd). Air £620 (113th).
3 Car £1,448 (492nd). Rail £1,861 (345th). Air £4,017 (79th).