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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 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 29 Jun 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: Departmental Procurement (4 Nov 2009)
“The Government Equalities Office has a two-fold interest in the recommendations of the Glover Report; both internally with regard to its own procurement processes and externally, with regard to reflecting its recommendations within the legislative and non-legislative equality in procurement work we lead on. On the former, we will act on Office of Government Commerce central guidance with...”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Training: Sight Impaired (26 Oct 2009)
“My Department, the Government Equalities Office, was established in October 2007. It has not spent any money on Braille literacy courses since then.”
More of Michael Jabez Foster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 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 79% 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") 103 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| 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 | £14,990 (495th) | £13,026 (527th) | £13,869 | £12,816 (530th) | £11,849 (540th) | £11,998 (573rd) | £4,360 (605th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £28,852 (18th) | £24,758 (101st) | £19,322 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,046 (joint 356th) | £21,792 (120th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,992 (470th) | £82,958 (374th) | £84,758 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £63,788 (joint 346th) | £40,955 (493rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,000 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,091 (514th)* | £4,923 (474th)** | £4,631 | £7,487 (444th) | £6,816 (451st) | £7,786 (419th) | £5,182 (456th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £266 (joint 294th) | £247 (306th) | £149 | £381 (303rd) | £309 (joint 325th) | £72 (joint 436th) | £102 (403rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £97 (joint 330th) | 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 | £1,962 (27th) | £3,568 (33rd) | £1,984 | £2,357 (82nd) | £1,682 (104th) | £2,252 (55th) | £514 (joint 544th) |
| 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) | £944 (joint 492nd) | £0 | £1,989 (joint 87th) | £1,989 (joint 81st) | £1,989 (joint 80th) | £1,989 (joint 78th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £2,333 | £0 | £0 | £1,537 (55th) | £3,065 (17th) |
| Total | £149,318 (282nd) | £138,223 (315th) | £133,911 | £120,550 (387th) | £114,680 (426th) | £107,468 (454th) | £77,959 (512th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,084 (289th). Rail £802 (457th). Misc £193 (125th). Other: Rail £12 (192nd).
** Car £3,584 (271st). Rail £981 (420th). European £358 (102nd).