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Stephen McCabe
Labour MP for Birmingham, Hall Green
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,714 votes. — 347th 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 McCabe voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against 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 very strongly 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rail Accidents, Criminal Records Bureau, Fire Service, Statins, Heart Transplants
(based on written questions asked by Stephen McCabe and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (34 out of n/a)
- Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill: Leaseholders' Rights Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“You didn't hear it!”
- Public Bill Committee: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]: Clause 32 (11 Jun 2009)
“I can talk all day.”
- Orders of the Day: European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill (20 Jun 2008) has video
“Violently?”
More of Stephen McCabe's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 185 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £17,109 (460th) | £12,092 (538th) | £11,488 | £14,010 (505th) | £12,970 (520th) | £14,597 (531st) | £16,276 (joint 140th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,103 (89th) | £27,961 (42nd) | £20,196 | £17,270 (399th) | £4,157 (655th) | £6,862 (643rd) | £15,675 (329th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,464 (428th) | £74,327 (566th) | £50,952 | £52,423 (638th) | £40,726 (655th) | £55,488 (582nd) | £42,909 (442nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,416 (395th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,399 (243rd)* | £7,745 (312th)** | £4,281 | £7,721 (436th) | £6,652 (457th) | £5,844 (494th) | £4,705 (482nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,007 (joint 99th) | £1,263 (93rd) | £1,555 | £0 | £163 (joint 379th) | £163 (394th) | £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 | £1,351 (121st) | £4,063 (22nd) | £1,944 | £4,850 (22nd) | £953 (276th) | £729 (joint 457th) | £752 (429th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,945 (379th) | £11,530 (25th) | £6,903 | £13,630 (23rd) | £3,147 (248th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,566 (12th) | £1,371 (25th) | £1,895 | £1,748 (joint 491st) | £1,748 (joint 482nd) | £1,718 (470th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,360 (332nd) | £140,352 (joint 277th) | £99,214 | £111,652 (529th) | £70,516 (656th) | £85,401 (632nd) | £80,317 (485th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £874 (533rd). Rail £8,214 (82nd). Other: Rail £311 (61st).