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Tom Levitt
Labour MP for High Peak
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 735 votes. — 614th 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 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 against 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
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, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sight Impaired, Disabled People, Performance Targets, Digital Television, Tax Credits
(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
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Venezuela: Politics and Government (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political and economic stability of Venezuela and its role in the region.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Carbon Emissions (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to reduce the carbon footprint of prisons.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Charities (Regulatory Burden) (27 Jan 2010) has video
“Is it not the case that the Charities Act 2006 brought rationalisation to the regulations governing the charities sector and therefore made it much easier, in many ways, for them to function? Is it not also the case that where third sector organisations are delivering other services such as hospices and so on, they must be regulated in terms of the service that they are delivering? What is...”
More of Tom Levitt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — 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 2008, 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Levitt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 231 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £20,523 (259th) | £22,450 (270th) | £20,310 (379th) | £16,977 | £20,780 (joint 243rd with 1 other) | £17,472 (396th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,256 (418th) | £15,304 (459th) | £23,403 (142nd) | £21,650 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,227 (joint 216th with 1 other) | £18,691 (211th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,353 (325th) | £86,154 (376th) | £80,085 (441st) | £74,262 | £70,236 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £61,981 (565th) | £54,747 (589th) | £39,957 (515th) |
| Communications Allowance | £18,756 (12th) | £17,315 (10th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,975 (162nd)3 | £10,990 (186th)2 | £11,842 (140th)1 | £9,031 | £11,185 (298th) | £11,928 (247th) | £9,350 (357th) | £8,957 (276th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £342 (260th) | £475 (225th) | £516 | £1,115 (165th) | £364 (305th) | £647 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £684 (197th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,544 (72nd) | £2,955 (33rd) | 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 | £5,912 (joint 126th with 1 other) | £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 with 22 others) | £930 | £1,959 (177th) | £1,959 (172nd) | £1,959 (170th) | £1,959 (162nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,561 (68th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £168,318 (89th) | £164,620 (48th) | £168,660 (8th) | £139,557 | £137,479 (85th) | £124,104 (221st) | £107,219 (458th) | £87,494 (354th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,556 (251st). Rail £7,351 (99th). Misc £6 (256th). Other: Rail £77 (131st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,953 (193rd). Rail £6,695 (116th). Other: Rail £327 (62nd).
1 Car £2,678 (348th). Rail £7,725 (74th). Air £588 (142nd). European £851 (48th).