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Sylvia Heal
Former Deputy Speaker, and Labour MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis
- Also represented Staffordshire Mid
- Entered Parliament on 22 March 1990 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,337 votes. — 460th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
As a Deputy Speaker, Sylvia Heal cannot vote (except to break a tie).
How Sylvia Heal voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: Finance Bill (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Order. The hon. Member must now focus his remarks on the Finance Bill that is currently before the House and on the measures contained in that Bill.”
- Business of the House: Finance Bill (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Order. I have allowed the hon. Gentleman some latitude, because this is a Second Reading, but it is of the Finance Bill rather than the economy in general. Perhaps his remarks in future could bear some relation to the Bill before the House.”
- Business of the House: Finance Bill (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Order. I remind all hon. Members of my earlier comments about the fact that we are discussing the Finance Bill.”
More of Sylvia Heal's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 116 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Speakers/ deputy speakers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Speakers and deputy speakers cannot vote except to break a tie. - People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 37 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 328 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £10,544 (498th) | £9,707 (557th) | £8,897 (569th) | £9,818 | £15,425 (479th) | £4,425 (603rd) | £8,201 (600th) | £8,870 (581st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £16,260 (386th) | £12,499 (525th) | £12,921 (583rd) | £18,910 | £12,183 (578th) | £14,364 (580th) | £10,983 (613th) | £4,190 (630th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,686 (370th) | £91,356 (140th) | £85,583 (274th) | £69,922 | £67,458 (464th) | £71,570 (145th) | £56,421 (575th) | £56,686 (44th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,584 (378th) | £6,368 (397th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,946 (334th)1 | £6,340 (379th)2 | £6,919 (347th)3 | £6,532 | £8,469 (400th) | £7,142 (437th) | £8,825 (384th) | £6,452 (398th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £638 (122nd) | £509 (208th) | £416 (245th) | £222 | £172 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £640 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £630 (230th) | £300 (joint 314th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,274 (96th) | £882 (135th) | 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 | £6,027 (120th) | £1,147 (joint 181st with 1 other) | £701 (joint 413th with 1 other) | £721 | £1,262 (217th) | £1,528 (125th) | £1,607 (141st) | £513 (546th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,275 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £2,902 (298th) | £2,815 | £3,387 (229th) | £4,933 (120th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,092 (499th) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,298 (628th) | £1,298 (619th) | £1,298 (598th) | £875 (580th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,959 (406th) | £133,175 (499th) | £119,274 (559th) | £108,940 | £111,272 (535th) | £107,474 (543rd) | £89,492 (611th) | £79,113 (joint 497th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,509 (227th). Rail £3,437 (262nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,495 (253rd). Rail £2,845 (301st).