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Phyllis Starkey
Labour MP for Milton Keynes South West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,010 votes. — 506th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Phyllis Starkey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Chairman, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Middle East: Armed Conflict, Israel, Young People, Imports: Israel, International Arrest Warrants
(based on written questions asked by Phyllis Starkey and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: War Crimes: Arrest Warrants (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each representation he has received from the US State Department (a) orally and (b) in writing on UK procedures for the issue of arrest warrants in respect of foreign nationals alleged to have committed war crimes in the last 12 months.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2010) has video
“I want to make a few observations and I will try to be brief because I know that many hon. Friends wish to speak. Like other hon. Members, before I was a Member of Parliament, I was the Labour leader of a council under a Conservative Government. I can attest that the experience under this Government, with their attitude to local government, although there are some things that I criticise them...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2010) has video
“The hon. Lady should look at the data she cites. The Welsh Assembly-it believe it was my party, but I am not making an excuse for it-took advantage of the revaluation hugely to increase the total take. The bills went up, because it decided to increase the amount of money raised. I am distressed to have to explain this to the hon. Lady, but that is how the system works. As a former chair of...”
More of Phyllis Starkey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 248 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £16,670 (395th) | £17,969 (438th) | £16,950 (463rd) | £13,361 | £14,054 (502nd) | £13,438 (507th) | £19,710 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £15,710 (joint 261st with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,571 (552nd) | £21,343 (138th) | £15,490 (548th) | £14,362 | £19,131 (205th) | £18,734 (320th) | £18,064 (351st) | £16,978 (268th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,572 (142nd) | £90,500 (joint 192nd with 1 other) | £92,226 (40th) | £89,699 | £70,513 (310th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £63,711 (362nd) | £47,116 (275th) |
| Communications Allowance | £15,582 (23rd) | £9,995 (joint 143rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,741 (396th)3 | £6,188 (joint 388th with 1 other)2 | £5,698 (416th)1 | £5,500 | £5,692 (511th) | £5,824 (490th) | £4,792 (538th) | £4,108 (511th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £36 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £89 (383rd) | £277 (289th) | £197 | £392 (300th) | £157 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £0 | £30 (452nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £231 (271st) | £371 (242nd) | 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 | £6,758 (70th) | £1,871 (39th) | £2,457 (64th) | £1,542 | £1,339 (joint 201st with 1 other) | £1,255 (167th) | £1,194 (255th) | £1,273 (235th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,164 (124th) | £5,559 (120th) | £2,679 | £3,099 (259th) | £2,564 (321st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,419 (55th) | £1,304 (40th) | £793 | £1,980 (104th) | £1,967 (joint 139th with 1 other) | £1,841 (joint 389th with 1 other) | £1,349 (515th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £858 (79th) | £1,580 (51st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £831 (44th) |
| Total | £157,162 (233rd) | £154,767 (188th) | £141,541 (250th) | £128,133 | £116,200 (475th) | £111,962 (486th) | £109,312 (410th) | £87,395 (355th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,410 (476th). Rail £3,018 (289th). Misc £1,174 (24th). Other: European £586 (94th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,197 (474th). Rail £3,366 (268th). Misc £1,109 (31st). Other: Rail £69 (120th).