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Meg Hillier
Labour MP for Hackney South & Shoreditch
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Identity), Home Office (since 19 Oct 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 10,204 votes. — 102nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments: Primates (30 Mar 2009)
“No estimates have yet been made of the cost of using F1 and F2 generation non-human primates bred for research purposes under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in either pharmaceutical testing or other common areas of testing. We will consider these costs in assessing the impact of the European Commission's proposal for a draft directive for the protection of animals used in...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Vetting and Barring Scheme (19 Mar 2009)
“Since January this year, the new Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been taking all barring decisions on new cases referred to it under the current barring provisions of POVA, POCA and List 99. This has replaced barring decisions by Ministers with independent decision making in relation to those persons considered unsuitable to work with children or vulnerable adults. From 12...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: European Police Office (12 Mar 2009)
“The UK contribution to the funding of Europol in 2008-09 is EUR 9,421,740. There are no police officers currently seconded to Europol; there is one civil servant seconded. However, figures from 2008 show that 11 United Kingdom police officers and other law enforcement officers are also working at Europol on fixed term appointments.”
More of Meg Hillier's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
- 249 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Meg Hillier speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).