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Stephen Hepburn
Labour MP for Jarrow
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 13,904 votes. — 37th 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 Stephen Hepburn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 28 Jan 2009)
- Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Mesothelioma, Employment, Miners' Compensation, Incapacity Benefit
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Hepburn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Free Trade Agreement (Colombia) (12 Nov 2009)
“What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a mandate for the European Commission to negotiate a free trade agreement with Colombia.”
More of Stephen Hepburn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 78 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 59 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
30 November-6 December 2008, to Nigeria as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, on a fact-finding and relationship building visit. Costs of the visit including flights and accommodation were met by Virgin Nigeria Airways and Shell International. (Registered 10 February 2009)
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 | £23,056 (173rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,804 (238th) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,718 (joint 250th) | £16,459 (121st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,206 (232nd) | £21,543 (joint 205th) | £24,523 | £17,191 (405th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £27,631 (48th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,408 (296th) | £76,926 (523rd) | £68,326 | £68,592 (427th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £38,423 (542nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,972 (333rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,487 (87th)* | £13,891 (93rd)** | £14,619 | £17,585 (88th) | £19,265 (60th) | £17,581 (85th) | £10,815 (174th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £347 (257th) | £1,899 (joint 44th) | £316 | £1,400 (131st) | £532 (joint 257th) | £1,772 (62nd) | £741 (joint 177th) |
| 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 | £321 (574th) | £349 (591st) | £825 | £349 (joint 575th) | £832 (340th) | £1,141 (273rd) | £1,722 (114th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £916 (575th) | £1,665 (465th) | £2,234 | £1,173 (545th) | £4,611 (135th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,412 (66th) | £1,204 (117th) | £0 | £1,943 (joint 212th) | £1,943 (joint 208th) | £1,943 (joint 205th) | £1,943 (joint 195th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,125 (139th) | £139,587 (292nd) | £132,477 | £129,037 (210th) | £130,583 (108th) | £122,369 (112th) | £97,734 (120th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,446 (349th). Rail £12,041 (18th).
** Car £2,584 (355th). Rail £10,631 (27th). European £676 (72nd).