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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. — 264th 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 moderately against laws to stop climate change. 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
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: Departmental Public Expenditure (8 Feb 2010)
“The Government Olympic Executive reports to me through the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) therefore figures are included in the answer provided by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DCMS.”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Portsmouth (8 Feb 2010)
“The Government and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have established the Nations and Regions Group to ensure UK-wide engagement and to maximise the legacy for London 2012. This group works directly with representatives from each of the nations and English regions to maximise the sporting, economic, and cultural benefits of the 2012 Games. Some...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Government Communications (8 Feb 2010)
“There are eight key principles to the Government Communication Network's Engage Strategic Communications Framework. These identified in the Introduction to Engage booklet (2006) as: 1. "Listening, consulting, understanding, questioning to obtain insight into people's motivations, needs and barriers. 2. Segmentation makes our communication more effective. Identifying people with distinctive...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — 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 62% 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") 578 times in debates — above 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 | £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)3 | £1,054 (614th)2 | £672 (626th)1 | £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 (489th) | £126,405 (565th) | £116,149 (579th) | £111,548 | £109,095 (557th) | £101,100 (590th) | £96,200 (578th) | £70,809 (594th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,006 (520th). Other: Mileage £48 (73rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £852 (509th). Other: Mileage £70 (62nd).