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Tessa Jowell
Labour MP for Dulwich & West Norwood
- Also represented Dulwich
- Minister of State, Cabinet Office (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,807 votes. — 262nd 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 Tessa Jowell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
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
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Pay (5 Nov 2009)
“The information is as follows: (a) In order for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to achieve or exceed specific time and cost-based targets, incentive payments are made to its delivery partner CLM for the achievement of key performance indicators for the delivery of programme milestones and cost targets. The amounts payable to CLM in respect of performance are disclosed at Note 19 to the...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Ministers: Training (5 Nov 2009)
“Information on training undertaken by Ministers is not held centrally. Training is provided to Ministers as necessary in order to carry out their duties effectively under the Ministerial Code.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers 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 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 572 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £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 | £10,518 (581st) | £10,806 (613th) | £8,868 | £10,320 (602nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £7,421 (585th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £102,028 (7th) | £96,880 (12th) | £95,212 | £86,539 (10th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £58,352 (27th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,405 (442nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,054 (614th)* | £672 (626th)** | £293 | £538 (644th) | £619 (647th) | £457 (645th) | £294 (643rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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 | £1,168 (171st) | £1,264 (joint 203rd) | £1,248 | £1,050 (269th) | £914 (299th) | £1,603 (144th) | £1,446 (186th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,262 (333rd) | £2,750 (310th) | £3,314 | £2,212 (373rd) | £2,140 (joint 384th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,158 (joint 400th) | £1,065 (joint 305th) | £0 | £2,069 (9th) | £2,069 (4th) | £2,069 (4th) | £2,069 (4th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,749 (41st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,405 (565th) | £116,149 (579th) | £111,548 | £109,095 (557th) | £101,100 (590th) | £96,200 (578th) | £70,809 (594th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,006 (520th). Other: Mileage £48 (73rd).