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Sadiq Khan
Labour MP for Tooting

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Sadiq Khan voted on key issues:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Justice, Home Department, Transport, Deputy Prime Minister, Health

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Prison Accommodation, Departmental Public Expenditure, United Arab Emirates: British Nationals Abroad, Terrorism

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: House of Lords Reform (22 May 2012)

    “I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for the way in which he answered those questions. How soon does he expect to be able to publish the Bill, and how many days does he think it is reasonable for MPs to have to debate it?”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Imprisonment (Crime Rate) (15 May 2012)

    “I welcome the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Mr Vara) to the Front Bench to answer Justice questions. It is surely only a matter of time before the Prime Minister makes the move permanent. As has been said, half the ministerial team are not here today. For our part, we are flattered that both the Justice Secretary and the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice are running...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Imprisonment (Crime Rate) (15 May 2012)

    “Sir David Latham, the former chairman of the Parole Board and Court of Appeal judge, who retired last month, has warned that due to decisions made by this Government, the only way to prevent a backlog of those who have completed their sentence is to change how the Parole Board reaches decisions, which means it “may not actually be as effective in protecting the public”. Does the...”

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    • Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 238 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 66.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 25 annotations 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.
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    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 320 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East
    Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,200
    Destination of visit: the Palestinian Territory and Israel
    Date of visit: 8-12 December 2011
    Purpose of visit: to visit the Palestinian Territory and Israel with a parliamentary delegation, organized by CAABU (Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding).
    (Registered 21 December 2011)

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£0 £0 £0 £0        
    London costs£2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) £2,360        
    Office running costs£17,506 (328th) £24,666 (61st) £23,133 (152nd) £28,290        
    Staffing costs£99,005 (198th) £86,316 (369th) £82,291 (392nd) £78,046        
    Communications Allowance£13,323 (50th) £10,733 (83rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£442 (630th)1 £1,590 (597th)2 £1,648 (598th)3 £2,280        
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 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£6,998 (joint 8th with 4 others) £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 with 1 other) £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) £1,166        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £869 (63rd) £0        
    Total£140,189 (452nd) £134,211 (485th) £131,047 (442nd) £121,633        

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £391 (552nd). Rail £50 (574th). Misc £1 (266th).

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

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