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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)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training 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)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Detainees (4 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the United States administration on proposals to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.”
More of Sarah Teather's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 246 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 71% 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.
- 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sarah Teather speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
An intern sponsored by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales from October 2008-July 2009. (Registered 23 October 2008)
Sponsorship of MP's Christmas Card 2008 by Bestway Holdings Ltd, Park Royal, paid via Brent Liberal Democrats. (Registered 23 October 2008)
Sponsorship of campaign mailing by Bestway Holdings Ltd, Park Royal. (Registered 10 June 2009)
6. Overseas visits
22 August-7 September 2008, to Nigeria, to work as a volunteer through the Voluntary Service Overseas VolPols programme, as an advocacy adviser based in an education coalition called CSACEFA (civil society action coalition on education for all). Costs of the visit were met by VSO. (Registered 29 September 2008)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £0 | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £26,118 (38th) | £21,588 (203rd) | £21,344 | £18,774 (275th) | £14,090 (589th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £83,630 (454th) | £83,117 (370th) | £79,812 | £83,659 (25th) | £50,624 (635th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | £8,013 (329th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,545 (600th)* | £1,577 (602nd)** | £1,973 | £952 (639th) | £0 | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £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) | £1,063 (316th) | £1,022 | £30 (655th) | £30 (652nd) | ||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £126,426 (564th) | £116,312 (578th) | £112,728 | £110,251 (543rd) | £68,689 (657th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £240 (576th). Rail £1,096 (425th). Other: Rail £48 (156th). Air £161 (37th).
** Car £384 (572nd). Rail £113 (547th). Other £1,080 (21st).