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Stephen Timms MP
- Labour MP for East Ham
- Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform), Department for Work and Pensions (since 25 Jan 2008)
- Majority: 13,155 votes. — 89th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Timms voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for 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 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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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: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): UK Competitiveness
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Timms and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Access to Work Programme (22 Jul 2008)
“holding answer 21 July 2008 The information is not available prior to 2007. In 2007 48 per cent. of Access to Work expenditure was on the provision of support workers.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Access to Work Programme (22 Jul 2008)
“holding answer 21 July 2008 The available information is in the following table. Number of people estimated as having a learning disability who have received Access to Work help Number 2003-04 1,800 2004-05 2,100 2005-06 2,100 2006-07 1,900 2007-08 (provisional) 1,700 Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. A new, more relevant definition...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Poverty (22 Jul 2008)
“The information requested is not available. Benefits, including income-related benefits, play a key role in making work pay, supporting those who cannot work, reducing poverty, and have helped to lift 600,000 children out of relative poverty since 1998-99. The estimates of fraud and error across all benefits has reduced by a third since 2000-01 and for fraud are down by two thirds during the...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
- 113 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Timms speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 438 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,653 (592nd) | £14,370 | £10,402 (599th) | £11,803 (620th) | £17,902 (388th) | £9,362 (538th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,994 (30th) | £89,710 | £86,456 (11th) | £70,698 (169th) | £71,734 (joint 54th) | £57,703 (32nd) |
| Members' Travel | £0* | £0 | £0 | £924 (joint 637th) | £912 (joint 638th) | £896 (joint 631st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £7 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,446 (joint 171st) | £839 | £966 (303rd) | £435 (joint 548th) | £866 (joint 395th) | £976 (342nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,058 (284th) | £2,644 | £1,858 (428th) | £1,190 (530th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,065 (joint 305th) | £877 | £1,844 (joint 401st) | £1,844 (joint 394th) | £1,844 (joint 385th) | £1,844 (joint 354th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £114,928 (586th) | £111,060 | £103,144 (597th) | £88,468 (636th) | £94,785 (591st) | £72,008 (577th) |
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- Stephen Timms's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for East Ham (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Barking (2 miles)
- West Ham (2 miles)
- Ilford South (2 miles)
- Poplar & Canning Town (3 miles)
- Leyton & Wanstead (4 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (25 Jan 2008 to 29 Jan 2008)
- Minister of State (Competitiveness), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (13 Jul 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
- Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
- Chief Secretary, HM Treasury (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (19 Oct 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (10 Sep 2004 to 11 May 2005)
- Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (29 May 2002 to 10 Sep 2004)
- Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Skills (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
- Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
- Minister of State, Department of Social Security (4 Jan 1999 to 28 Jul 1999)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Social Security (28 Jul 1998 to 4 Jan 1999)
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