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Shaun Woodward
Labour MP for St Helens South and Whiston
- Also represented St Helens South; Witney
- Changed party from Conservative on 17 Dec 1999
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shaun Woodward voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Miners' Compensation, Equal Opportunities/Pay, Iraq, Hate Crime
(based on written questions asked by Shaun Woodward and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of recipients of child benefit in St Helens South and Whiston constituency who will no longer be entitled to receive it following the implementation of his proposed changes in January 2013; (2) how many successful claimants of child tax credits resident in St Helens South and Whiston constituency waited...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Personal Independence Payment (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people registered as blind or partially sighted in St Helens South and Whiston constituency will be affected by the change from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (19 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (b) St Helens, (c) Merseyside and (d) England who will no longer be entitled to tax credits following the introduction of changes to those credits from April 2012; (2) how many households were in receipt of child tax credit payments in (a) St...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 42.83% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 349 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 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,417 (233rd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £15,097 (joint 468th with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,998 (181st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £25,708 (45th) | £27,763 (22nd) | £28,989 (22nd) | £17,496 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,797 (joint 205th with 7 others) | £18,230 (joint 203rd with 4 others) | £20,506 (153rd) |
| Staffing costs | £94,102 (357th) | £84,040 (439th) | £75,631 (549th) | £81,607 | £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) | £71,062 (161st) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £46,255 (305th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,506 (519th) | £9,325 (251st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,715 (458th)1 | £4,339 (504th)2 | £5,789 (412th)3 | £5,732 | £11,072 (302nd) | £12,799 (220th) | £14,356 (163rd) | £9,125 (267th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £481 (163rd) | £1,438 (51st) | £102 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £1,624 | £2,512 (36th) | £2,719 (28th) | £1,074 (157th) | £3,609 (8th) |
| 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 | £2,783 (joint 406th with 1 other) | £771 (331st) | £200 (628th) | £596 | £1,440 (181st) | £713 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £505 (565th) | £693 (458th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £841 (583rd) | £46 (638th) | £1,980 | £2,245 (368th) | £654 (612th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,222 (joint 290th with 3 others) | £862 (583rd) | £648 | £1,494 (576th) | £1,494 (561st) | £1,494 (539th) | £845 (584th) | |
| Other Costs | £12,423 (6th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £165,135 (127th) | £152,822 (224th) | £133,729 (403rd) | £131,317 | £133,204 (135th) | £123,335 (241st) | £127,691 (47th) | £97,031 (132nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,528 (206th). Air £187 (146th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £367 (569th). Rail £2,735 (310th). Air £1,237 (96th).
3 Car £291 (573rd). 3rd party £155 (26th). Rail £717 (450th). Air £4,626 (76th).