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Sylvia Heal
Deputy Speaker, and Labour MP for Halesowen & Rowley Regis
- Also represented Staffordshire Mid
- Entered Parliament on 22 March 1990 — unknown
- Majority: 4,337 votes. — 460th 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)
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 a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Committees and topics of interest
This MP is not currently on any select or public bill committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“Order. If the hon. Lady is not allowing an intervention at this moment, that is entirely up to her.”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time): Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council (8 Feb 2010)
“With this we may take amendment 2, line 2, leave out ' 31 December' and insert ' 31 July'.”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“I ask the Serjeant at Arms to investigate the delay in the Aye Lobby.”
More of Sylvia Heal's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 121 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.
- 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 0% of votes in 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.
- 44 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sylvia Heal speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 322 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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)3 | £6,340 (379th)2 | £6,919 (347th)1 | £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 (405th) | £133,175 (499th) | £119,274 (559th) | £108,940 | £111,272 (535th) | £107,474 (543rd) | £89,492 (611th) | £79,113 (joint 497th with 1 other) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,495 (253rd). Rail £2,845 (301st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,509 (227th). Rail £3,437 (262nd).