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Stephen Hesford
Labour MP for Wirral West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,097 votes. — 592nd 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 Hesford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, Health Committee (since 27 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Children, Schools and Families
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse, Equal Pay, Flexible Working, Class Sizes: Wirral, Higher Education
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Hesford and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (34 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Libraries (19 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish his Department's strategy for library services; and if he will make a statement.”
- Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 1 (11 Jun 2009)
“Theoretically.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Public Libraries (3 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a comprehensive and efficient library service in (a) Wirral and (b) England.”
More of Stephen Hesford'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 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 105 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Barrister (now non-practising).
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 | £21,665 (304th) | £22,048 (242nd) | £21,634 | £20,851 (225th) | £17,896 (378th) | £18,700 (387th) | £15,059 (346th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £27,038 (26th) | £23,548 (137th) | £28,272 | £18,977 (244th) | £18,738 (joint 318th) | £18,187 (joint 283rd) | £25,077 (70th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,825 (448th) | £84,168 (330th) | £75,681 | £70,684 (304th) | £65,370 (439th) | £61,910 (joint 441st) | £40,811 (496th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,774 (191st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,041 (58th)* | £16,457 (41st)** | £12,917 | £13,856 (180th) | £14,618 (160th) | £14,776 (149th) | £11,690 (147th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £72 (393rd) | £229 (315th) | £359 | £583 (258th) | £0 | £103 (joint 419th) | £160 (372nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £329 (254th) | 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 | £1,638 (70th) | £3,840 (30th) | £2,592 | £6,079 (13th) | £4,611 (13th) | £4,229 (10th) | £1,833 (99th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,355 (joint 29th) | £11,349 (27th) | £5,131 | £17,472 (14th) | £13,412 (13th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,129 (joint 449th) | £1,211 (96th) | £1,629 | £1,629 (532nd) | £1,629 (521st) | £1,358 (joint 587th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,866 (33rd) | £162,850 (15th) | £148,215 | £150,131 (24th) | £136,274 (57th) | £119,263 (184th) | £94,630 (176th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,625 (67th). Rail £10,416 (40th).