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Meg Hillier

Labour MP for Hackney South & Shoreditch

• 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

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)

• Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• 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)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 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)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Home Department: Passports: Northern Ireland (5 Nov 2009)

“The following figures are passport application intake for Belfast in each calendar year from 2005 to 2008 for IPS. New Renewal 2005 78,790 181,686 2006 79,035 204,669 2007 61,512 161,236 2008 52,668 159,496 Total 272,005 707,087”

Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Animal Procedures Committee (Annual Report) (5 Nov 2009)

“In accordance with section 20(5) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, the Committee's annual report for 2008 has today been laid before the House. Copies are available in the Vote Office. The report includes: The 86/609 Working Group submitted advice to the Home Office in relation to the revision of Directive EC 86/609. The Housing and Husbandry Sub-Committee guidance on fish...”

More of Meg Hillier's recent appearances

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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.
• 247 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: 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.

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

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