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Patricia Hewitt
Former Labour MP for Leicester West

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
    • Majority: 9,070 votes. — 153rd out of 643 MPs.

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Patricia Hewitt voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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      Most recent appearances

      International Women's Day (11 Mar 2010)

      “I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for what she has just said about the '97 intake of women MPs, of which I was one, of course-and I am delighted to be succeeded in my constituency by another Labour woman candidate. My right hon. and learned Friend has referred several times to the problem of all-male decision making. Does she agree that much more needs to be done to ensure that women...”

      Law on Assisted Suicide (10 Mar 2010)

      “I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her thoughtful response to the debate, but I hope that she will accept that the current law provides no safeguards whatever in relation to the rather large number of deaths that Professor Seale found involved a criminal act, however compassionate the motive, on the part of the doctor or other medical practitioner. More broadly, does she accept that the case...”

      Law on Assisted Suicide (10 Mar 2010)

      “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to raise this important and sensitive issue in the House this evening, Mr. Deputy Speaker. When I served as Health Secretary a few years ago, I became increasingly concerned about the plight of individuals who were seeking an assisted death and who desperately wanted the support of their families, friends and medical practitioners, but who could not-and...”

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      • Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
      • Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
      • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
      • Has voted in 63.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
      • People have made 52 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.
      • 63 people are tracking this MP.
      • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 838 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

      Register of Members’ Interests

      1. Remunerated directorships
      BT Group plc (senior independent director and chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Pensions Review Group). Address: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ. Prepare for and attend the AGM, Board and other meetings, and offer advice.
      31 July 2009, received payment of £9,475 (gross). Hours: Approx. 28hrs. (Registered 3 August 2009)
      28 August 2009, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: Approx. 28hrs. (Registered 29 August 2009)
      30 September 2009, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: Approx. 28hrs. (Registered 1 October 2009)
      30 October 2009, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: Approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 4 November 2009)
      30 November 2009, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 3 December 2009)
      30 December 2009, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
      31 January 2010, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
      28 February 2010, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
      31 March 2010, received payment of £12,500 (gross). Hours: approx. 28 hrs. (Registered 8 April 2010)
      2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
      Alliance Boots Services Ltd (special consultant). Address: 2 The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey. Provide advice and attend meetings.
      23 July 2009, received payment of £4,600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: Approx. 15hrs. (Registered 3 August 2009)
      28 August 2009, received payment of £4,600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: Approx. 15hrs. (Registered 29 August 2009)
      22 September 2009, received payment of £4,600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: Approx. 15hrs. (Registered 1 October 2009)
      22 October 2009, received payment of £4,600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: Approx. 15 hrs. (Registered 4 November 2009)
      22 November 2009, received payment of £4600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: approx. 15 hrs. (Registered 3 December 2009)
      22 December 2009, received payment of £4,600 (including £600 VAT). Hours: approx. 15 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
      Senior Adviser, Cinven, Warwick Court, Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7AG.
      7 October 2009, received payment of £15,000 (plus £2,250 VAT) for advice and attendance at meetings July-September 2009. Hours: Approx. 30 hrs. (Registered 11 October 2009)
      31 December 2009, received payment of £15,000 (plus £2,250 VAT) for advice and attending meetings October-December 2009. Hours: approx. 30 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
      25 March 2010, received payment of £6250 (plus VAT). Hours: approx. 15 hrs. (Registered 8 April 2010)
      Member, Asia Pacific Advisory Committee, Barclays Capital (from September 2009).
      4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
      Donation to my constituency Labour Party campaign fund from Leversedge Telecoms Services Ltd, Leicester. (Registered 16 March 2009)
      6. Overseas visits
      Name of donor: A C Events, Sydney
      Address of donor: Suite 201, Level 2, 66 Berry Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060 Australia
      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2209
      Destination of visit: Sydney, Australia
      Date of visit: 10-12 June 2009
      Purpose of visit: to give a keynote speech to the Digital Technology Summit
      (Registered 7 July 2009)

      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.

      Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£14,461 (442nd) £12,470 (524th) £15,272 (503rd) £12,431 £15,274 (483rd) £19,423 (295th) £18,550 (390th) £15,545 (285th)
      London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others)
      Office running costs£22,486 (102nd) £25,612 (46th) £20,302 (335th) £17,764 £18,181 (joint 343rd with 1 other) £18,867 (12th) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £17,355 (252nd)
      Staffing costs£99,912 (172nd) £86,185 (375th) £87,403 (146th) £86,289 £69,197 (408th) £65,999 (421st) £63,672 (365th) £41,697 (477th)
      Communications Allowance£10,227 (215th) £9,309 (254th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel£4,351 (484th)1 £3,136 (546th)2 £2,344 (578th)3 £2,390 £2,510 (601st) £2,724 (597th) £1,637 (622nd) £2,789 (574th)
      Members' Staff Travel£170 (296th) £264 (296th) £273 (joint 292nd with 1 other) £707 £585 (257th) £872 (180th) £259 (joint 353rd with 1 other) £67 (425th)
      Members' Spouse Travel£358 (231st) £104 (324th) 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£6,956 (42nd) £1,914 (32nd) £2,076 (92nd) £1,276 £2,746 (60th) £2,287 (44th) £1,316 (joint 210th with 1 other) £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 with 4 others) £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) £1,892 (joint 287th with 3 others)
      Other Costs£0 £2,022 (54th) £0 £5,343 £0 £327 (81st) £0 £515 (51st)
      Total£158,921 (212th) £147,537 (312th) £137,537 (329th) £132,311 £118,554 (432nd) £121,598 (272nd) £107,087 (460th) £83,066 (442nd)

      1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,351 (216th).

      2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,136 (283rd).

      3 Rail £2,344 (308th).

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      Other offices held in the past

      • Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
      • Secretary of State, Department of Health (11 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
      • Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (8 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
      • Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (28 Jul 1999 to 8 Jun 2001)
      • Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (28 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1999)

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