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Meg Hillier
Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Meg Hillier voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Energy and Climate Change, Business, Innovation and Skills, Work and Pensions, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Organised Crime: Departmental Co-ordination, Housing Benefit, Gang Injunctions, Green Deal Scheme
(based on written questions asked by Meg Hillier and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013)
“From Hexham to Hackney. There are some of the same delights, but also some of the same challenges. I want to focus particularly on the plans for Mare street and the Narrow way, but we also have Dalston shopping centre, which is a little tired, although there are plans to revamp it, and it is a busy, active level B shopping centre. We have the wonderful Broadway market, which was improved as a...”
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013)
“I am listening with interest to the hon. Gentleman. I know Hexham, and I believe it won an award a few years ago for being the best place to shop in England or the UK—I cannot remember which, but I am sure he will tell me. He sounded a bit gloomy, but perhaps he could share some of the secrets of Hexham’s success so that we can take them back to our constituencies.”
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013)
“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this very important debate. Does he agree that there is a very important role for local authorities and local business groups in helping to encourage businesses? For example, in Hackney, we are trying to develop outlet retail, to boost the local high street, on Mare street. That one-to-one engagement with businesses is very important at local level, in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.41% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 304 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 – 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £8,458 (608th) | £5,725 (631st) | £16,140 (535th) | £25,922 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £98,268 (225th) | £90,514 (180th) | £85,696 (270th) | £66,963 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £17,960 (15th) | £18,645 (7th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £968 (615th)1 | £928 (618th)2 | £1,469 (605th)3 | £899 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| 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 | £6,995 (joint 14th with 2 others) | £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 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £135,564 (498th) | £126,487 (562nd) | £113,170 (594th) | £103,735 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £968 (460th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £928 (445th).
3 3rd party £31 (46th). Rail £923 (425th). European £515 (89th).