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Michael Foster
Former Labour MP for Worcester
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 3,144 votes. — 524th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Foster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — International Development: International Planned Parenthood Federation (8 Apr 2010)
“It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.”
- Written Answers — International Development: United Nations Population Fund (8 Apr 2010)
“It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.”
- Iraq (Humanitarian Aid) (7 Apr 2010)
“I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Keith Hill) on securing this debate. I pay tribute to his work in the House over a number of years. It would be remiss of me not to record the breadth of his contribution. My right hon. Friend has been a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, an Assistant Government Whip, an...”
More of Michael Foster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 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.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations 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.
- 59 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £22,847 (230th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £17,003 (431st) | £18,922 (321st) | £18,171 (419th) | £13,297 (476th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,827 (364th) | £16,921 (403rd) | £25,672 (81st) | £25,618 | £19,205 (188th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £17,228 (258th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,770 (452nd) | £86,832 (358th) | £80,325 (437th) | £74,623 | £70,360 (322nd) | £68,056 (226th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £49,577 (198th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,430 (74th) | £14,669 (24th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,259 (327th)1 | £6,969 (350th)2 | £6,754 (355th)3 | £6,916 | £9,100 (371st) | £12,737 (223rd) | £10,765 (293rd) | £7,543 (344th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £21 (joint 407th with 1 other) | £39 (joint 416th with 1 other) | £154 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £284 | £195 (368th) | £343 (314th) | £542 (joint 247th with 1 other) | £149 (377th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £117 (299th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £235 (joint 51st with 1 other) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,293 (337th) | £1,057 (203rd) | £1,446 (joint 171st with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,242 (joint 67th with 4 others) | £944 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,959 (278th) | £154,548 (193rd) | £141,990 (242nd) | £137,893 | £129,260 (206th) | £131,512 (94th) | £117,311 (229th) | £91,264 (253rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,432 (236th). Rail £3,810 (246th). Misc £17 (234th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,254 (183rd). Rail £2,715 (312th).