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Tom Watson
Labour MP for West Bromwich East
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 11,652 votes. — 92nd 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 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 moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Culture Media and Sport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Demos, Departmental Internet, Departmental Databases, Arts Council England, Arts Council of England
(based on written questions asked by Tom Watson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“Police dogs in Yorkshire are entitled to anti-stab vests, yet police community support officers in West Bromwich are not. The Minister knows that procurement is devolved to a regional level, but will he remind the chief constable of the west midlands that the region is now only one of two with police authorities that refuse to issue anti-stab vests to PCSOs?”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: International Cooperation (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2010, Official Report, column 402W, on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, what further steps he plans to take to increase transparency in the negotiating process of the agreement.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Arts Council England: Correspondence (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 392W, on museums and galleries: West Bromwich, when he expects the chief executive of Arts Council England to write to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East on the matter of PricewaterhouseCoopers; (2) pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report,...”
More of Tom Watson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 391 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 51 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Watson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 105 times in debates — well below 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 | £14,487 (441st) | £16,069 (475th) | £19,740 (398th) | £19,029 | £13,995 (506th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,567 (310th) | £17,997 (66th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £470 (123rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,882 (362nd) | £19,927 (243rd) | £24,459 (106th) | £22,259 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,761 (joint 295th with 4 others) | £17,533 (442nd) | £24,140 (84th) |
| Staffing costs | £78,304 (583rd) | £82,801 (475th) | £82,748 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £78,203 | £75,593 (joint 129th with 1 other) | £74,552 (56th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £54,884 (73rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,978 (449th) | £8,309 (313th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,414 (362nd)3 | £6,711 (366th)2 | £6,519 (365th)1 | £6,991 | £10,548 (320th) | £9,599 (338th) | £14,826 (145th) | £10,844 (173rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £397 (joint 187th with 1 other) | £539 (197th) | £684 (178th) | £0 | £69 (436th) | £1,519 (joint 98th with 1 other) | £235 (363rd) | £1,035 (joint 129th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £414 (217th) | £646 (joint 175th with 1 other) | 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 | £6,990 (23rd) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,049 (349th) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,852 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,866 (542nd) | £143,248 (377th) | £151,388 (73rd) | £145,998 | £139,597 (65th) | £136,783 (54th) | £127,968 (43rd) | £115,169 (11th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,261 (488th). Rail £5,450 (167th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £6,414 (125th).