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Michael Jabez Foster
Former Labour MP for Hastings and Rye
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 2,026 votes. — 555th out of 643 MPs.
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
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Petitions: Hunting with Dogs (30 Mar 2010) has video
“I have been asked to present the petition of Mr. Kim Stallwood, a passionate animal welfare advocate, and some 4,000 of my constituents, bringing attention to proposals to bring back the barbaric blood sport of fox hunting. The petition states: The Petition of residents of Hastings and Rye and others, Declares that the petitioners believe that hunting with dogs is cruel; further declares that...”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Departmental Food (30 Mar 2010)
“The Government Equalities Office does not procure any meat or dairy products.”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equality Bill (30 Mar 2010)
“Further to my answer of 9 March 2010, there is no formal correspondence on this issue involving my Department to place in the Library. My officials have discussed extending the socio-economic duty to all fire and rescue authorities with representatives of the Chief Fire Officers Association, Local Government Association, Fire Brigades Union, UNISON, and other interested parties. Officials...”
More of Michael Jabez Foster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.89% of votes in this 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.
- 59 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 106 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £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)1 | £4,091 (514th)2 | £4,923 (474th)3 | £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 (255th) | £149,318 (282nd) | £138,223 (315th) | £133,911 | £120,550 (387th) | £114,680 (426th) | £107,468 (454th) | £77,959 (512th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,962 (277th). Rail £1,077 (446th). Misc £483 (78th). Other: European £94 (138th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,084 (289th). Rail £802 (457th). Misc £193 (125th). Other: Rail £12 (192nd).
3 Car £3,584 (271st). Rail £981 (420th). European £358 (102nd).