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Stephen Hesford
Former Labour MP for Wirral West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 1,097 votes. — 592nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Hesford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 — Department of Health: Alcohol (10 Mar 2010)
“I do not mind not being mentioned in the hon. Lady's tour d'horizon of hon. Members' speeches. My speech clearly did not have any effect on her, and that is a matter for her; I can take it. However, I asked her a question-”
- Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 — Department of Health: Alcohol (10 Mar 2010)
“Last week, the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt) said in terms, in a Delegated Legislation Committee, that the Conservative party positively supported minimum pricing, and that that was itsr policy. There was an exchange about that, and he was absolutely clear. In my speech, I asked the hon. Lady to clarify whether that is the Conservative position, and I think that it would help this...”
- Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 — Department of Health: Alcohol (10 Mar 2010)
“Tesco is in favour of minimum pricing. I do not think there could be a better illustration of the point that my hon. Friend is about to make.”
More of Stephen Hesford's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.76% of votes in this 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.
- 45 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 108 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £17,268 (376th) | £21,665 (304th) | £22,048 (242nd) | £21,634 | £20,851 (225th) | £17,896 (378th) | £18,700 (387th) | £15,059 (346th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £24,438 (62nd) | £27,038 (26th) | £23,548 (137th) | £28,272 | £18,977 (244th) | £18,738 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £18,187 (joint 283rd with 2 others) | £25,077 (70th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,959 (234th) | £83,825 (448th) | £84,168 (330th) | £75,681 | £70,684 (304th) | £65,370 (439th) | £61,910 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £40,811 (496th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,497 (joint 276th with 1 other) | £9,774 (191st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,309 (34th)1 | £16,041 (58th)2 | £16,457 (41st)3 | £12,917 | £13,856 (180th) | £14,618 (160th) | £14,776 (149th) | £11,690 (147th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £72 (393rd) | £229 (315th) | £359 | £583 (258th) | £0 | £103 (joint 419th with 1 other) | £160 (372nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £702 (163rd) | £329 (254th) | 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 | £6,488 (88th) | £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 with 1 other) | £11,349 (27th) | £5,131 | £17,472 (14th) | £13,412 (13th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,129 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £1,211 (96th) | £1,629 | £1,629 (532nd) | £1,629 (521st) | £1,358 (joint 587th with 1 other) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,661 (39th) | £166,866 (33rd) | £162,850 (15th) | £148,215 | £150,131 (24th) | £136,274 (57th) | £119,263 (184th) | £94,630 (176th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,101 (83rd). Rail £13,208 (15th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,625 (67th). Rail £10,416 (40th).