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Sally Keeble
Former Labour MP for Northampton North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 3,960 votes. — 481st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sally Keeble voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Child Care Vouchers (8 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many parents who use childcare vouchers also claimed the childcare element of working tax credit in the last 12 months.”
- Business of the House: Clause 9 — Duration of Act (7 Apr 2010) has video
“I shall be brief, as I know that others also wish to comment. I am proud to have taken responsibility for the Bill. I am only sorry that my hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne) was unable to do so, although I suspect that he is watching our proceedings on television, as he has before. The Bill has cross-party consensus, but coming at the end of the Session it has had...”
- Business of the House: Clause 9 — Duration of Act (7 Apr 2010) has video
“I am going to be quite honest about this. Opposition Members have to make up their minds about which side they are on. On Second Reading, another Member said: "My heart goes out to the people of heavily indebted poor countries."-[ Official Report, 26 February 2010; Vol. 506, c. 580.] He then proceeded to block the entire Bill from going through, to the outrage of many members of the public....”
More of Sally Keeble's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 90 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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.
- 72 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 502 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £12,237 (476th) | £18,646 (425th) | £13,448 (525th) | £20,690 | £16,544 (441st) | £19,684 (284th) | £16,480 (486th) | £16,500 (119th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £319 (joint 122nd with 6 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,005 (112th) |
| Office running costs | £19,850 (226th) | £15,536 (448th) | £25,765 (80th) | £27,865 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £17,980 (464th) | £17,878 (393rd) | £17,756 (245th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,633 (317th) | £85,357 (404th) | £81,916 (402nd) | £75,609 | £67,981 (453rd) | £67,751 (340th) | £59,221 (539th) | £37,054 (567th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,698 (260th) | £16,466 (13th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,506 (473rd)1 | £5,716 (419th)2 | £6,211 (390th)3 | £5,136 | £6,578 (477th) | £5,016 (523rd) | £4,592 (543rd) | £3,464 (544th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £67 (joint 395th with 1 other) | £84 (384th) | £193 | £221 (358th) | £87 (joint 433rd with 1 other) | £113 (414th) | £110 (joint 399th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £25 (353rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £47 (97th) | £162 (74th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,923 (54th) | £1,303 (129th) | £3,517 (35th) | £2,409 | £1,475 (177th) | £1,996 (66th) | £2,212 (58th) | £3,822 (10th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,305 (325th) | £7,695 (62nd) | £5,398 | £3,013 (268th) | £5,154 (112th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,129 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £1,099 (joint 242nd with 5 others) | £1,099 | £1,925 (joint 258th with 2 others) | £1,925 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,925 (joint 247th with 2 others) | £1,925 (joint 234th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,422 (62nd) | £6,012 (8th) |
| Total | £148,893 (342nd) | £146,712 (326th) | £139,735 (288th) | £138,399 | £117,062 (462nd) | £119,912 (315th) | £105,370 (486th) | £87,648 (352nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,080 (364th). Rail £2,307 (330th). Other: Rail £119 (98th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,393 (263rd). Rail £2,230 (337th). Other: Mileage £77 (59th). Rail £16 (187th).
3 Car £3,235 (297th). Rail £2,959 (268th). European £17 (127th).