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Mr Phil Sawford
Former Labour MP for Kettering
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Phil Sawford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Growth Areas (Funding) (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding her Department has earmarked for growth areas to ensure that they have the resources required to meet the demands of a growing population.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Growth Areas (Funding) (16 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding her Department has earmarked for growth areas to ensure that they have the resources required to meet the demands of a growing population.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police Funding (16 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces in England and Wales are receiving funding (a) above the formula funding level, (b) at the formula funding level and (c) below the formula funding level; and what action he is taking to ensure that all forces receive funding in line with the formula.”
More of Mr Phil Sawford's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £0 | £19,591 (324th) | £17,683 (383rd) | £18,064 (428th) | £14,449 (411th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £1,578 | £19,273 (joint 167th with 2 others) | £18,796 (joint 213th with 3 others) | £18,232 (joint 193rd with 2 others) | £20,511 (152nd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £18,846 | £66,382 (511th) | £64,248 (497th) | £61,507 (470th) | £42,208 (465th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £6,024 (497th) | £5,214 (514th) | £5,687 (499th) | £4,373 (496th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £256 (339th) | £340 (315th) | £486 (260th) | £63 (joint 427th with 2 others) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £1,243 (220th) | £1,467 (133rd) | £1,382 (190th) | £960 (348th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £4,576 (160th) | £4,469 (138th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,908 (joint 282nd with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 278th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 275th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 258th with 3 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £33,637 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,248 (40th) | |||
| Total | £54,061 | £119,253 (414th) | £114,125 (441st) | £107,266 (457th) | £85,720 (389th) |