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Phil Hope MP
- Labour MP for Corby
- Minister of State (Care Services; Minister for the East Midlands), Department of Health (since 9 Oct 2008)
- Majority: 1,517 votes. — 574th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Phil Hope 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 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Treasury, Northern Ireland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Young People's Services, Benefit Fraud, Youth Work, Work Training and Job Kiosks, Citizenship
(based on written questions asked by Phil Hope and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Health: Care Homes: Injuries (19 Nov 2008)
“All health and care providers must ensure compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. The Care Homes Regulations 2001 and the Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002 require care providers to make suitable arrangements to provide a safe system for moving and handling service users. The National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Younger Adults, Older People and...”
- Written Answers — Health: Care Homes: Inspections (19 Nov 2008)
“Providers of registered care services are responsible of the health and welfare of people using their services. The Care Homes Regulations 2001 require care homes to make suitable arrangements to prevent infection, toxic conditions and the spread of infection, and to maintain standards of hygiene. The national minimum standards (NMS) for care homes reinforce these requirements. The NMS...”
- Written Answers — Health: Continuing Care: Direct Payments (19 Nov 2008)
“Data on the total number of people in receipt of continuing care in each year are not collected centrally.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 109 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Phil Hope speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 250 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £19,420 | £20,763 (245th) | £20,329 (joint 166th) | £19,714 (joint 256th) | £16,044 (169th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £394 (121st) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,398 (joint 319th) | £20,228 | £17,673 (374th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,026 (362nd) | £19,520 (joint 179th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,275 (joint 164th) | £80,336 | £70,186 (joint 365th) | £68,015 (joint 311th) | £65,312 (276th) | £44,298 (joint 390th) |
| Members' Travel | £5,444 (443rd)* | £7,597 | £10,104 (333rd) | £10,758 (296th) | £14,039 (175th) | £8,360 (303rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £85 (383rd) | £742 | £57 (joint 441st) | £506 (joint 268th) | £370 (joint 296th) | £249 (330th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,912 (45th) | £1,347 | £1,859 (122nd) | £1,307 (155th) | £1,796 (113th) | £1,165 (272nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,806 (113th) | £1,926 | £4,316 (177th) | £3,544 (202nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £0 | £1,907 (joint 286th) | £1,907 (joint 282nd) | £1,907 (joint 279th) | £1,907 (joint 262nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,239 (171st) | £131,596 | £128,483 (217th) | £125,559 (195th) | £121,164 (143rd) | £91,543 (246th) |
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- Phil Hope's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Corby (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Kettering (13 miles)
- Wellingborough (14 miles)
- North West Cambridgeshire (15 miles)
- Peterborough (16 miles)
- Harborough (18 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State, Department of Health (6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
- Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Skills), Department for Education and Skills (3 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (6 Jun 2006 to 3 Aug 2006)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Adult Skills), Department for Education and Skills (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (16 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
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