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Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central
- Also represented Brent East
- Minister of State (Children and Families), Education (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 18 September 2003 — Byelection
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sarah Teather voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department, Health, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental ICT, Departmental Pay, Housing, Departmental Land, Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Sarah Teather and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Education: Maternity Services: Data Protection (7 Feb 2012)
“Effective information sharing between health services and children’s centres can lead to earlier identification and better support families in need. The sharing of new birth data and data on families with children under five who have recently moved into an area, can be particularly beneficial to integrated delivery of services. Guidance on information sharing between health services and...”
- Written Answers — Education: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2012)
“Information on the number of children awaiting assessment, and the duration of time spent awaiting assessment or placement, is not collected centrally. The latest available information on the number of children with statements of special educational needs educated other than in school is shown in the tables. Education arrangements, assessment and placement of children for whom local...”
- Written Answers — Education: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2012)
“We are committed across Government to ensuring that the system is radically improved for young people with special educational needs, including those with autism. This is so they have the best chance to be healthy, succeed in education, and progress towards independence and employment. The Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) and I...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 273 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £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) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £0 | ||
| Office running costs | £25,379 (51st) | £26,118 (38th) | £21,588 (203rd) | £21,344 | £18,774 (275th) | £14,090 (589th) | ||
| Staffing costs | £95,094 (329th) | £83,630 (454th) | £83,117 (370th) | £79,812 | £83,659 (25th) | £50,624 (635th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | £10,314 (199th) | £8,013 (329th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,366 (604th)1 | £1,545 (600th)2 | £1,577 (602nd)3 | £1,973 | £952 (639th) | £0 | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £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 | £4,133 (250th) | £933 (248th) | £1,755 (123rd) | £1,655 | £1,637 (148th) | £933 (291st) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,217 (342nd) | £4,500 (163rd) | £4,309 | £3,581 (213th) | £3,012 (261st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,158 (joint 400th with 2 others) | £1,063 (316th) | £1,022 | £30 (655th) | £30 (652nd) | |||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £139,201 (468th) | £126,426 (564th) | £116,312 (578th) | £112,728 | £110,251 (543rd) | £68,689 (657th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £210 (562nd). Rail £1,156 (440th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £240 (576th). Rail £1,096 (425th). Other: Rail £48 (156th). Air £161 (37th).