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Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East
- Shadow Housing Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 18 September 2003 — Byelection
- Majority: 2,712 votes. — 496th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sarah Teather voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental Buildings (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) area and (b) estimated value is of (i) vacant and (ii) occupied office space (A) owned and (B) rented by her Department.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Housing (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the (a) potential annual rental and (b) total book value of the (i) empty and (ii) occupied residential properties owned by his Department.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Housing (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the (a) potential annual rental and (b) total book value of the residential property owned by his Department.”
More of Sarah Teather's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 268 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 186 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | 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)3 | £1,545 (600th)2 | £1,577 (602nd)1 | £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 (469th) | £126,426 (564th) | £116,312 (578th) | £112,728 | £110,251 (543rd) | £68,689 (657th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £240 (576th). Rail £1,096 (425th). Other: Rail £48 (156th). Air £161 (37th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £210 (562nd). Rail £1,156 (440th).