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Stephen Pound
Labour MP for Ealing North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Pound voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Forensic Science Service, Prison Service, HMS Caroline, Deportation: Convictions, Ict
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Pound and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 24)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (17 out of 23)
Most recent appearances
- Accident and Emergency Waiting Times (5 Jun 2013)
“I am grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way. In view of what he has just said, does he think that the best possible prescription is that currently recommended by the Government whereby the existing A and E departments at Ealing, Park Royal, Hammersmith and Charing Cross all close? Does he think that will improve waiting times in A and E departments?”
- Accident and Emergency Waiting Times (5 Jun 2013)
“I think that most people who have heard this debate would agree that we have generated more heat than light. That is a shame, because when one hears the words of my right hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd), one realises that this is way beyond a party political issue. This is not about game playing or seeking political advantage for one side of the Chamber or the other. I...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Peace Process (EU Contribution) (5 Jun 2013)
“Sometimes the mention of Europe in this Chamber engenders the same reaction as occurred this morning at a magnificent Ulster fry breakfast when somebody asked for the vegetarian alternative. From the perspective of a former very distinguished Member of the European Parliament, the Secretary of State must recognise that Northern Ireland has benefited greatly from the UK’s membership of...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 294 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £0 | £0 | £221 (590th) | £277 | £1,129 (607th) | £481 (609th) | £14,740 (528th) | £10,685 (551st) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £127 (125th) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £7,338 (619th) | £10,565 (579th) | £8,923 (627th) | £9,083 | £7,250 (636th) | £18,573 (391st) | £13,022 (583rd) | £5,871 (612th) |
| Staffing costs | £111,938 (5th) | £101,057 (11th) | £98,793 (5th) | £94,998 | £89,592 (6th) | £74,910 (45th) | £72,233 (33rd) | £64,166 (5th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,634 (377th) | £9,854 (176th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,813 (512th)1 | £7,113 (344th)2 | £5,604 (430th)3 | £4,431 | £6,108 (494th) | £7,272 (427th) | £5,548 (502nd) | £4,952 (472nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,770 (199th) | £1,157 (176th) | £1,160 (233rd) | £1,082 | £1,183 (240th) | £1,447 (joint 135th with 1 other) | £1,237 (joint 234th with 1 other) | £1,108 (294th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,685 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £3,245 (256th) | £3,099 | £3,230 (241st) | £3,559 (197th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,108 (joint 483rd with 1 other) | £1,006 (joint 416th with 5 others) | £1,022 | £1,904 (294th) | £1,904 (290th) | £1,874 (joint 350th with 2 others) | £1,874 (joint 330th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,599 (66th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,455 (33rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,409 (474th) | £137,950 (435th) | £118,952 (561st) | £113,992 | £110,396 (542nd) | £111,601 (492nd) | £108,781 (419th) | £89,883 (295th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,676 (209th). Misc £137 (150th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,251 (184th). Misc £324 (92nd). Other: European £2,538 (7th).
3 Car £4,718 (167th). Air £754 (127th). European £132 (123rd).