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Sadiq Khan

Labour MP for Tooting

  • Minister of State, Department for Transport (since 10 Jun 2009)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 5,381 votes. — 425th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Sadiq Khan voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Transport, Education and Skills, Health, Deputy Prime Minister

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Terrorism, Terrorism Act, Railways, Terrorism: Arrests

(based on written questions asked by Sadiq Khan and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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School Bus Safety (2 Jul 2009)

“I congratulate the right hon. Member for Gordon (Malcolm Bruce) on securing a debate on a subject that is so important to so many children, families and schools. How he managed to secure a debate on this subject that immediately follows an estimates day debate on road safety is beyond me, but I congratulate him on managing to do so. The right hon. Gentleman spoke of a coalition in his...”

Written Answers — Transport: Trams: Disabled (2 Jul 2009)

“Two representations have been received regarding the application of disability access regulations to the historic Blackpool tram fleet, within the context of the Department for Transport's ongoing consultation on changes to the domestic rail vehicle accessibility regime. The Department for Transport is conscious of, and sympathetic to, the special heritage nature of the current tram fleet in...”

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video

“With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to repeat a statement made a little earlier by my noble Friend the Secretary of State for Transport about the National Express east coast franchise. "I will make a statement about rail services on the east coast main line. The House will understand that, because of the imperative for the Government to respond immediately to the trading statement made by...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 147 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sadiq Khan speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
28 July-4 August 2008, to Sierra Leone, to participate in VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) Pol Vol project, which invites MPs to use their skills as volunteers in developing countries. International travel provided by the VSO. Accommodation and other ancillary expenses provided by Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (Makeni) and VSO. (Registered 28 August 2008)

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£0 £0 £0        
London Supplement£2,812 (joint 1st) £2,712 (joint 1st) £2,360        
Incidental Expenses Provision£24,666 (61st) £23,133 (152nd) £28,290        
Staffing Allowance£86,316 (369th) £82,291 (392nd) £78,046        
Communications Allowance£10,733 (83rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£1,590 (597th)* £1,648 (598th)** £2,280        
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 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£1,918 (31st) £4,694 (17th) £2,265        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,010 (57th) £14,534 (15th) £7,226 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,166 (joint 386th) £1,166 (joint 151st) £1,166        
Other Costs£0 £869 (63rd) £0        
Total£134,211 (485th) £131,047 (442nd) £121,633        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,484 (463rd). Rail £80 (563rd). Misc £26 (219th).

** Car £1,627 (466th). Rail £21 (571st).