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Tessa Jowell
Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood
- Also represented Dulwich
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tessa Jowell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Cabinet Office, Education, Home Department, Transport, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Public Bodies, Departmental Redundancy, Humanitarian Assistance, Public Bodies Reform Programme, Departmental Contracts
(based on written questions asked by Tessa Jowell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (15 Dec 2011)
“Today the Indian Olympic Association meets to condemn Dow Chemical’s controversial sponsorship of the 2012 Olympic stadium wrap. Will the Secretary of State join me in reaffirming the Indian Olympic Association’s view that a boycott of the Olympics would merely make Indian athletes the innocent victims of the ongoing controversy caused by the continued debate about liability for...”
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (Programme) (No. 2): London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (29 Nov 2011)
“I am pleased to support the Government’s technical amendments, which I think strike the right balance between parliamentary accountability and the need to be able to respond flexibly to urgent changes in situations. As we draw this process to a close, I will take the opportunity to commend all the officials who worked on the earlier legislation with me when I was Secretary of State and...”
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (Programme) (No. 2): London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (29 Nov 2011)
“I thank my right hon. Friend for his generous comments. I warmly support the amendments to the Bill.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 45.43% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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") 617 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £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 | £9,660 (585th) | £10,518 (581st) | £10,806 (613th) | £8,868 | £10,320 (602nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £7,421 (585th) |
| Staffing costs | £109,725 (18th) | £102,028 (7th) | £96,880 (12th) | £95,212 | £86,539 (10th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £58,352 (27th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,682 (330th) | £5,405 (442nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £922 (619th)1 | £1,054 (614th)2 | £672 (626th)3 | £293 | £538 (644th) | £619 (647th) | £457 (645th) | £294 (643rd) |
| 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 | £3,693 (304th) | £1,168 (171st) | £1,264 (joint 203rd with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,158 (joint 400th with 2 others) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £0 | £2,069 (9th) | £2,069 (4th) | £2,069 (4th) | £2,069 (4th) | |
| Other Costs | £1,260 (79th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,749 (41st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,858 (488th) | £126,405 (565th) | £116,149 (579th) | £111,548 | £109,095 (557th) | £101,100 (590th) | £96,200 (578th) | £70,809 (594th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £852 (509th). Other: Mileage £70 (62nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,006 (520th). Other: Mileage £48 (73rd).