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Michael Foster
Labour MP for Worcester
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,144 votes. — 524th 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 Michael Foster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills, Health, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Local Government Finance, Milk Price, Area Cost Adjustment, Revenue Support Grant, Flooding
(based on written questions asked by Michael Foster and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — International Development: Afghanistan: Overseas Aid (1 Jul 2009)
“The Department for International Development (DFID) has worked with partners such as the World Food Programme (WFP) to respond quickly to the changing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Since January 2008, DFID has committed £22.5 million to support those worst affected by high food prices and drought. £17 million of our support was channelled through emergency appeals led by...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Bangladesh: Overseas Aid (1 Jul 2009)
“The Department for International Development (DFID) has not carried out an assessment of the impacts of the Tipaimukh hydro-electric dam on our aid to agriculture and development in Bangladesh. It is an issue for the Governments of India and Bangladesh. DFID is supporting, with the World Bank, the South Asia Water Initiative which enables a process of dialogue among south Asian countries on...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Manpower (1 Jul 2009)
“There are no full-time equivalent members of staff in the Department for International Development (DFID) working exclusively on projects relating to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. DFID's involvement in the games is through providing funding to the International Inspiration Programme, which is co-ordinated by the UK Government's Olympic Executive. As DFID does not manage the...”
More of Michael Foster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 116 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
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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,847 (230th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £17,003 (431st) | £18,922 (321st) | £18,171 (419th) | £13,297 (476th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,921 (403rd) | £25,672 (81st) | £25,618 | £19,205 (188th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £17,228 (258th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,832 (358th) | £80,325 (437th) | £74,623 | £70,360 (322nd) | £68,056 (226th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £49,577 (198th) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,669 (24th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,969 (350th)* | £6,754 (355th)** | £6,916 | £9,100 (371st) | £12,737 (223rd) | £10,765 (293rd) | £7,543 (344th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £39 (joint 416th) | £154 (joint 354th) | £284 | £195 (368th) | £343 (314th) | £542 (joint 247th) | £149 (377th) |
| 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 | £1,057 (203rd) | £1,446 (joint 171st) | £2,303 | £3,063 (51st) | £2,543 (35th) | £2,037 (82nd) | £1,504 (170th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,785 (153rd) | £4,287 (175th) | £5,571 | £8,368 (61st) | £8,146 (37th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,429 (joint 49th) | £1,242 (joint 67th) | £944 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £154,548 (193rd) | £141,990 (242nd) | £137,893 | £129,260 (206th) | £131,512 (94th) | £117,311 (229th) | £91,264 (253rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,254 (183rd). Rail £2,715 (312th).