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Simon Hughes
Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark & Bermondsey
- Also represented Southwark and Bermondsey; Southwark Bermondsey
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 24 February 1983 — unknown
- Majority: 5,406 votes. — 392nd out of 641 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 Simon Hughes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Energy and Climate Change, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Probation Service, Criminal Offences, Prisons, Police
(based on written questions asked by Simon Hughes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“What is the result of the Minister's review of immigration policy, which was promised in the Adjournment debate on the Floor of the House on 7 December? We hope that the review will mean that asylum seekers who want to make further representations will not have to go to Liverpool to make their case, even if they have no money to make their case, but will be able to go to their regional...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power Stations: Coastal Areas (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of defending Britain's nuclear sites from the effects of coastal erosion in the next 160 years.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: UK Border Agency (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing regional offices of the UK Border Agency to accept further representations from asylum applicants who claimed asylum before March 2007.”
More of Simon Hughes's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 101 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 234 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 135 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Simon Hughes speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 3068 times in debates — well above 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 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £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) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £20,029 (213th) | £17,500 (370th) | £19,245 (417th) | £19,827 | £19,058 (228th) | £17,935 (469th) | £18,172 (301st) | £9,187 (543rd) |
| Staffing costs | £106,369 (41st) | £94,343 (69th) | £88,276 (joint 105th with 1 other) | £84,039 | £76,941 (105th) | £73,070 (71st) | £72,065 (42nd) | £48,209 (241st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,400 (joint 166th with 5 others) | £8,325 (312th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,940 (505th)3 | £934 (617th)2 | £2,392 (576th)1 | £4,636 | £4,290 (555th) | £4,949 (525th) | £4,974 (530th) | £4,482 (491st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £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 | £6,936 (50th) | £1,908 (33rd) | £2,820 (49th) | £2,445 | £2,225 (97th) | £1,342 (153rd) | £2,231 (57th) | £1,855 (92nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,207 (122nd) | £6,745 (88th) | £5,213 | £5,415 (126th) | £3,414 (214th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,136 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,876 (joint 353rd with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 346th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 338th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 318th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,140 (67th) | £0 |
| Total | £150,589 (323rd) | £131,165 (joint 524th with 1 other) | £123,125 (528th) | £118,773 | £111,423 (531st) | £104,160 (570th) | £101,985 (523rd) | £66,836 (620th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £934 (529th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £418 (548th). Rail £1,170 (438th). Misc £178 (132nd). Other: Air £285 (21st). European £1,889 (20th).