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Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central
- Also represented Brent East
- 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 moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, 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)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Family Migration Rules — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (19 Jun 2013)
“I assure the right hon. Gentleman that, as I am sure the Minister would accede, I say nothing in public that I did not say in private.”
- Family Migration Rules — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (19 Jun 2013)
“I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) for securing this debate, and I congratulate him on doing so. I served on the all-party inquiry with the hon. Gentleman and with the hon. Member for—is it Stretford?”
- Family Migration Rules — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (19 Jun 2013)
“I have actually got the hon. Lady’s constituency correct. Many of us on that inquiry were really horrified by what we found, despite my own experience as a constituency MP and having encountered the frustrations of an awful lot of my constituents as they tried to deal with the new rules. Of course, as the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall said, the new rules have been in place for a year...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — 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 67.13% 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") 297 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).