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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
- Most recent appearances
- 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 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
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, Health, Treasury, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Israel, Young People, International Arrest Warrants, EU External Trade: Israel, Middle East: Armed Conflict
(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)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009)
“Last Friday, the Youth Parliament met to debate in this Chamber, and the MYP for Milton Keynes, Sean Barnes, spoke strongly in favour of votes at 16, helping to persuade the Youth Parliament to make the issue its top campaigning priority. Will the Prime Minister respond to that clearly expressed demand by the democratically elected Youth Parliament and make sure that his Government implement...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Prevent (26 Oct 2009)
“When my right hon. Friend is monitoring the effectiveness of the Prevent programme, will he give his urgent attention to the need to push more resources into prisons, which are clearly a place where many young men are converted to violent ideologies? Will he also consider the criticism currently made of Prevent that it is spread far too widely in being aimed at an entire community with a...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Standards (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on recent levels of performance of rail services operated by (a) Virgin Trains and (b) London Midland between Milton Keynes and Euston.”
More of Phyllis Starkey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 63 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.
- 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Phyllis Starkey speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 231 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £17,969 (438th) | £16,950 (463rd) | £13,361 | £14,054 (502nd) | £13,438 (507th) | £19,710 (joint 262nd) | £15,710 (joint 261st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,343 (138th) | £15,490 (548th) | £14,362 | £19,131 (205th) | £18,734 (320th) | £18,064 (351st) | £16,978 (268th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,500 (joint 192nd) | £92,226 (40th) | £89,699 | £70,513 (310th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £63,711 (362nd) | £47,116 (275th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,995 (joint 143rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,188 (joint 388th)* | £5,698 (416th)** | £5,500 | £5,692 (511th) | £5,824 (490th) | £4,792 (538th) | £4,108 (511th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £89 (383rd) | £277 (289th) | £197 | £392 (300th) | £157 (joint 384th) | £0 | £30 (452nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £371 (242nd) | 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 | £1,871 (39th) | £2,457 (64th) | £1,542 | £1,339 (joint 201st) | £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) | £1,841 (joint 389th) | £1,349 (515th) |
| Other Costs | £858 (79th) | £1,580 (51st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £831 (44th) |
| Total | £154,767 (188th) | £141,541 (250th) | £128,133 | £116,200 (475th) | £111,962 (486th) | £109,312 (410th) | £87,395 (355th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,410 (476th). Rail £3,018 (289th). Misc £1,174 (24th). Other: European £586 (94th).