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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. — 393rd 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 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 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
- 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, Treasury, Energy and Climate Change
- 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)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Climate Change (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants from his Department will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in an official capacity.”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Air Travel (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from his Department took in an official capacity in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse such flights were taken.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in her Department will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in an official capacity.”
More of Simon Hughes's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 106 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 214 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 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 27 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.
- 133 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Simon Hughes speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 3044 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation to Southwark Liberal Democrat constituency party from Jonathan Fletcher, IPA Consulting Limited. (Registered 21 April 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Occasional match tickets and hospitality provided by Millwall PLC.
6. Overseas visits
23-29 August 2008, to the Maldives, to assist in raising interest and participation in forthcoming Maldivan elections, including meetings with local politicians and officials, civil servants and the press. My flights and all other expenses were met by the Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 21 October 2008)
Name of donor: UK-Korea Forum for the Future
Address of donor: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,726
Destination of visit: Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 11-14 June 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend meeting of the UK-Korea forum for the Future
(Registered 3 July 2009)
8. Land and Property
Part interest in family home in Wales.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,500 (370th) | £19,245 (417th) | £19,827 | £19,058 (228th) | £17,935 (469th) | £18,172 (301st) | £9,187 (543rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,343 (69th) | £88,276 (joint 105th) | £84,039 | £76,941 (105th) | £73,070 (71st) | £72,065 (42nd) | £48,209 (241st) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,325 (312th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £934 (617th)* | £2,392 (576th)** | £4,636 | £4,290 (555th) | £4,949 (525th) | £4,974 (530th) | £4,482 (491st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £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 | £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) | £935 (joint 507th) | £0 | £1,876 (joint 353rd) | £1,876 (joint 346th) | £1,876 (joint 338th) | £1,876 (joint 318th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,140 (67th) | £0 |
| Total | £131,165 (joint 524th) | £123,125 (528th) | £118,773 | £111,423 (531st) | £104,160 (570th) | £101,985 (523rd) | £66,836 (620th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £934 (529th).