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Tom Levitt
Labour MP for High Peak
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 735 votes. — 614th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Levitt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sight Impaired, Disabled People, Performance Targets, Digital Television, Bees: Diseases
(based on written questions asked by Tom Levitt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Lisbon Agenda (30 Jun 2009) has video
“Does my hon. Friend agree that the Lisbon agenda is about setting up the mechanism whereby Europe can effectively tackle the problems of the international economy, of trade and of the environment by bringing together mainstream groups from every country? That is the way forward, rather than opting out to the fringe—lunatic and otherwise—which is the Opposition's policy.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Building Britain's Future (29 Jun 2009) has video
“My right hon. Friend is right to say that the interface between the community and policing is where accountability needs to be improved. His correct approach complements what we did in the policing Bill to take the issue of elected authorities out. Will he go a stage further by examining how communities can have more influence on their local environments—on traffic management and other...”
More of Tom Levitt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 88 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Levitt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 221 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £22,450 (270th) | £20,310 (379th) | £16,977 | £20,780 (joint 243rd) | £17,472 (396th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,738 (joint 236th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,304 (459th) | £23,403 (142nd) | £21,650 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,227 (joint 216th) | £18,691 (211th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,154 (376th) | £80,085 (441st) | £74,262 | £70,236 (joint 359th) | £61,981 (565th) | £54,747 (589th) | £39,957 (515th) |
| Communications Allowance | £17,315 (10th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,990 (186th)* | £11,842 (140th)** | £9,031 | £11,185 (298th) | £11,928 (247th) | £9,350 (357th) | £8,957 (276th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £342 (260th) | £475 (225th) | £516 | £1,115 (165th) | £364 (305th) | £647 (joint 223rd) | £684 (197th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,955 (33rd) | 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 | £2,025 (23rd) | £7,915 (6th) | £4,147 | £3,155 (48th) | £2,864 (28th) | £2,567 (39th) | £1,508 (168th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,594 (93rd) | £23,700 (4th) | £12,044 | £9,724 (51st) | £8,737 (33rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £930 (604th) | £930 (joint 523rd) | £930 | £1,959 (177th) | £1,959 (172nd) | £1,959 (170th) | £1,959 (162nd) |
| Other Costs | £1,561 (68th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,620 (48th) | £168,660 (8th) | £139,557 | £137,479 (85th) | £124,104 (221st) | £107,219 (458th) | £87,494 (354th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,556 (251st). Rail £7,351 (99th). Misc £6 (256th). Other: Rail £77 (131st).
** Car £2,678 (348th). Rail £7,725 (74th). Air £588 (142nd). European £851 (48th).