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Meg Hillier

Labour MP for Hackney South & Shoreditch

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (since 12 Nov 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 10,204 votes. — 102nd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Meg Hillier voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Transport, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Benefits, Apprenticeships, Turkey, St Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals, Road Safety Targets

(based on written questions asked by Meg Hillier and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Identity Cards (19 Nov 2009)

“I am pleased to announce that a further Identity Cards Act commencement order has been made to extend the availability of voluntary identity cards, to members of the public in Greater Manchester starting from Monday 30 November 2009. From that date, applications for voluntary identity cards may be made by airside workers at Manchester and London City airports and by British citizens who hold...”

More of Meg Hillier's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 9 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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.
  • 248 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Meg Hillier speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 157 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£0 £0 £0        
London Supplement£2,812 (joint 1st) £2,712 (joint 1st) £2,360        
Incidental Expenses Provision£5,725 (631st) £16,140 (535th) £25,922        
Staffing Allowance£90,514 (180th) £85,696 (270th) £66,963        
Communications Allowance£18,645 (7th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£928 (618th)* £1,469 (605th)** £899        
Members' Staff Travel£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£1,661 (65th) £1,154 (240th) £1,970        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,320 (32nd) £5,132 (132nd) £4,754 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£882 (618th) £867 (582nd) £867        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£126,487 (562nd) £113,170 (594th) £103,735        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £928 (445th).

** 3rd party £31 (46th). Rail £923 (425th). European £515 (89th).