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Patricia Hewitt
Labour MP for Leicester West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 9,070 votes. — 152nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Patricia Hewitt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tattooing: Plastic Surgery, Aviation: Radio Frequencies, East Midlands Airport: Radio Frequencies, Parental Leave, Waste Disposal: Leicester
(based on written questions asked by Patricia Hewitt and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: East Midlands Airport: Radio Frequencies (1 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the effect on the average ticket price of a flight from East Midlands Airport of the use by that airport of administered incentive pricing for the aeronautical radio spectrum.”
- Written Answers — Health: Cardiovascular System: Medical Treatments (14 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of the use of polypills combining statins and other medicines on levels of circulatory disease-related (i) deaths and (ii) disability in people over the age of 55 years; [R] (2) whether his Department plans to make available to people over the age of 55 years a...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Equality Bill (11 May 2009)
“It is a pleasure to be able to participate so early in this debate. I very warmly congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister for Women and Equality on introducing this excellent Bill. She has been a stalwart and consistent champion for equality from well before it became a reasonably fashionable cause. I listened to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) and I was...”
More of Patricia Hewitt'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 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 51 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 76 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patricia Hewitt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 835 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £12,470 (524th) | £15,272 (503rd) | £12,431 | £15,274 (483rd) | £19,423 (295th) | £18,550 (390th) | £15,545 (285th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £25,612 (46th) | £20,302 (335th) | £17,764 | £18,181 (joint 343rd) | £18,867 (12th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £17,355 (252nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,185 (375th) | £87,403 (146th) | £86,289 | £69,197 (408th) | £65,999 (421st) | £63,672 (365th) | £41,697 (477th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,309 (254th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,136 (546th)* | £2,344 (578th)** | £2,390 | £2,510 (601st) | £2,724 (597th) | £1,637 (622nd) | £2,789 (574th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £264 (296th) | £273 (joint 292nd) | £707 | £585 (257th) | £872 (180th) | £259 (joint 353rd) | £67 (425th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £104 (324th) | 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 | £1,914 (32nd) | £2,076 (92nd) | £1,276 | £2,746 (60th) | £2,287 (44th) | £1,316 (joint 210th) | £1,979 (72nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,084 (53rd) | £8,849 (42nd) | £5,093 | £6,551 (89th) | £7,633 (48th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,437 (44th) | £1,018 (382nd) | £1,018 | £1,892 (joint 314th) | £1,892 (joint 309th) | £1,892 (joint 304th) | £1,892 (joint 287th) |
| Other Costs | £2,022 (54th) | £0 | £5,343 | £0 | £327 (81st) | £0 | £515 (51st) |
| Total | £147,537 (312th) | £137,537 (329th) | £132,311 | £118,554 (432nd) | £121,598 (272nd) | £107,087 (460th) | £83,066 (442nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,136 (283rd).