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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
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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, Employment, Miners' Compensation, Incapacity Benefit, Unemployment
(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
- Written Answers — Health: Pain: Health Services (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England were diagnosed with chronic pain in each year since 1997; (2) what steps the NHS is taking to assist people diagnosed with chronic pain; (3) how many specialist pain management services there are in the NHS in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b)...”
- Written Answers — Health: Pain: Health Services (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by the NHS to tackle chronic pain in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in the latest period for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Sentencing: Homicide (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made on his review of the starting point for the minimum sentence for murder involving the use of a knife; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Stephen Hepburn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 107 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% 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.
- 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Hepburn speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 58 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).