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Michael Jabez Foster
Labour MP for Hastings & Rye
- Parliamentary Secretary, Government Equalities Office (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,026 votes. — 555th 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 Michael Jabez Foster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Treasury, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Fisheries, Antisocial Behaviour, Post Office: Expenditure, NHS: Equal Opportunities, Health Expenditure
(based on written questions asked by Michael Jabez Foster and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equality: Economic Situation (8 Feb 2010)
“My right hon. Friend, the Minister for Women and Equality set out a written ministerial statement on 27 January 2010, Official Report, column 60WS, on the report of the National Equality Panel, "An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK". The statement offered Members three ways to obtain the report, making clear that: a copy had been placed in the House Library; that the report could be...”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Burqas (5 Feb 2010)
“The Government Equalities Office has not had any recent representations on the wearing of burqas in public, however it was raised with the Deputy Minister for Woman (Maria Eagle) at the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on 25 January 2010.”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Departmental Communication (5 Feb 2010)
“The Government Equalities Office produces an annual report which includes a paragraph on the departmental communications. This can be found on page 24 of the Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008-09.”
More of Michael Jabez 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 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 106 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £13,865 (451st) | £14,990 (495th) | £13,026 (527th) | £13,869 | £12,816 (530th) | £11,849 (540th) | £11,998 (573rd) | £4,360 (605th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,193 (111th) | £28,852 (18th) | £24,758 (101st) | £19,322 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,046 (joint 356th with 1 other) | £21,792 (120th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,161 (193rd) | £82,992 (470th) | £82,958 (374th) | £84,758 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £40,955 (493rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,129 (joint 362nd with 1 other) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,616 (464th)3 | £4,091 (514th)2 | £4,923 (474th)1 | £4,631 | £7,487 (444th) | £6,816 (451st) | £7,786 (419th) | £5,182 (456th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £474 (166th) | £266 (joint 294th with 1 other) | £247 (306th) | £149 | £381 (303rd) | £309 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £72 (joint 436th with 1 other) | £102 (403rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £123 (298th) | £97 (joint 330th with 1 other) | 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 | £6,999 (joint 3rd with 4 others) | £1,962 (27th) | £3,568 (33rd) | £1,984 | £2,357 (82nd) | £1,682 (104th) | £2,252 (55th) | £514 (joint 544th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,760 (81st) | £7,799 (61st) | £6,865 | £5,859 (106th) | £5,213 (109th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,308 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £944 (joint 492nd with 1 other) | £0 | £1,989 (joint 87th with 2 others) | £1,989 (joint 81st with 2 others) | £1,989 (joint 80th with 2 others) | £1,989 (joint 78th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,333 | £0 | £0 | £1,537 (55th) | £3,065 (17th) |
| Total | £155,560 (254th) | £149,318 (282nd) | £138,223 (315th) | £133,911 | £120,550 (387th) | £114,680 (426th) | £107,468 (454th) | £77,959 (512th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,084 (289th). Rail £802 (457th). Misc £193 (125th). Other: Rail £12 (192nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,962 (277th). Rail £1,077 (446th). Misc £483 (78th). Other: European £94 (138th).
1 Car £3,584 (271st). Rail £981 (420th). European £358 (102nd).