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Natascha Engel
Labour MP for North East Derbyshire

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Natascha Engel voted on key issues:

    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dental Services: Standards, Children: Maintenance, Public Bills, Work Capability Assessment, Single Room Rent Restrictions

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Business of the House (17 May 2012)

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    Business of the House (17 May 2012)

    “Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Leader of the House for the announcement of the pre-recess Adjournment debate next Thursday. Had the Backbench Business Committee been in existence at that point, I am sure we would have looked at scheduling a pre-recess Adjournment debate on that day, given that the previous pre-recess Adjournment debate was on assisted suicide. I am...”

    Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: British Sky Broadcasting: News Corporation (1 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to his response to the hon. Member for Camberwell and Peckham of 25 April 2012, Official Report, column 957, on the Leveson Inquiry, whether information about the contents of the statement he gave to the House on 25 January 2011 were given to (a) Frederic Michel and (b) News Corps; and if he will place in the...”

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    • Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 64.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 12 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.
    • 107 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Natascha Engel’s activity.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 122 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    8. Land and Property
    Commercial property in London, until 18 February 2012. (Updated 20 March 2012)

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£17,264 (377th) £20,267 (380th) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,064        
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Office running costs£18,044 (310th) £16,923 (402nd) £21,977 (184th) £28,273        
    Staffing costs£96,966 (274th) £90,183 (223rd) £83,257 (362nd) £75,655        
    Communications Allowance£5,785 (456th) £11,523 (59th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£5,965 (381st)1 £5,926 (404th)2 £6,974 (joint 342nd with 1 other)3 £5,726        
    Members' Staff Travel£379 (194th) £544 (joint 192nd with 1 other) £703 (174th) £514        
    Members' Spouse Travel£823 (144th) £372 (241st) 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£1,452 (579th) £793 (317th) £1,939 (105th) £1,936        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,124 (355th) £6,209 (99th) £6,443 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £966 (joint 594th with 1 other) £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) £930        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Total£146,678 (365th) £149,621 (272nd) £144,099 (195th) £140,541        

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,069 (178th). Rail £1,896 (364th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,825 (131st). Rail £1,092 (427th). Other: Rail £9 (196th).

    3 Car £6,204 (65th). 3rd party £129 (30th). Rail £641 (455th).

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    Other offices held in the past

    • Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Cabinet Office (17 Dec 2008 to unknown)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (25 Oct 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (11 Oct 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (26 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (23 Jul 2007 to 11 Oct 2007)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (16 Jul 2007 to 23 Jul 2007)
    • PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
    • Member, Work and Pensions Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)

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