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Tom Watson
Labour MP for West Bromwich East
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 11,652 votes. — 91st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Watson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Demos, Police, Nirex, Antisocial Behaviour, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
(based on written questions asked by Tom Watson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Demos (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) private meetings and (b) public engagements Ministers in his Department have attended at which representatives from the think-tank Demos were present in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Demos (26 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) private meetings and (b) public engagements Ministers in her Department have attended at which representatives from the think-tank Demos were present in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police Community Support Officers: Clothing (26 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of each representation he has received on the issuing of stab-proof vests for police community support officers since their introduction; (2) if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between Ministers and the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in relation to...”
More of Tom Watson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 94 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 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 | £16,069 (475th) | £19,740 (398th) | £19,029 | £13,995 (506th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,567 (310th) | £17,997 (66th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £470 (123rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,927 (243rd) | £24,459 (106th) | £22,259 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,761 (joint 295th) | £17,533 (442nd) | £24,140 (84th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,801 (475th) | £82,748 (joint 383rd) | £78,203 | £75,593 (joint 129th) | £74,552 (56th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £54,884 (73rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,309 (313th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,711 (366th)* | £6,519 (365th)** | £6,991 | £10,548 (320th) | £9,599 (338th) | £14,826 (145th) | £10,844 (173rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £539 (197th) | £684 (178th) | £0 | £69 (436th) | £1,519 (joint 98th) | £235 (363rd) | £1,035 (joint 129th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £646 (joint 175th) | 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 | £1,709 (61st) | £4,823 (14th) | £3,556 | £4,836 (23rd) | £2,273 (46th) | £1,497 (163rd) | £4,269 (7th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,280 (36th) | £11,366 (26th) | £7,108 | £12,761 (26th) | £7,746 (45th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,257 (joint 253rd) | £1,049 (349th) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 59th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £8,852 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £143,248 (377th) | £151,388 (73rd) | £145,998 | £139,597 (65th) | £136,783 (54th) | £127,968 (43rd) | £115,169 (11th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,261 (488th). Rail £5,450 (167th).