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Tristram Hunt
Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
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- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tristram Hunt voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Innovation and Skills, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Capita, Tyres, Academies: GCSE, Copyright, Defence Fire and Rescue Service
(based on written questions asked by Tristram Hunt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Floods: Stoke on Trent (23 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many homes in Stoke-on-Trent were at high risk of flooding in the most recent period for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps she is taking to manage and mitigate the long-term risk of flooding in the UK from (a) heavy rainfall, (b) river flooding and (c) coastal flooding.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Floods: Insurance (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she is taking steps to ensure that flood insurance continues to be available as a feature of standard household and small business policies after the expiration of the Statement of Principles agreement between the UK Government and devolved governments and the insurance industry on 30 June 2013.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 74 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 68.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Salary as lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS:
24 March 2011, received payment of £1,051.94 gross. Hours: 16 hrs (Registered 15 June 2011)
24 April 2011, received payment of £1,051.94 gross. Hours: 16 hrs (Registered 15 June 2011)
24 May 2011, received payment of £1,051.94 gross. Hours: 16 hrs (Registered 15 June 2011)
24 June 2011, received payment of £1,055.26 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
22 July 2011, received payment of £1,055.06 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
24 August 2011, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (25 October 2011)
23 September 2011, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
24 October 2011, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs (Registered 16 December 2011)
23 November 2011, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 16 December 2011)
23 December 2011, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2012)
23 January 2012, received payment of £1,078.05 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2012)
24 February 2012, received payment of £1,082.35 gross. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 21 March 2012)
Payments for articles from Financial Times Ltd, Number One, Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL:
8 November 2011, payment of £600 for article. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 16 December 2011)
Payments for articles from Guardian News and Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1P 2AP:
7 June 2011, received payment of £400. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 15 June 2011)
14 July 2011, received payment of £300. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 October 2011)
25 August 2011, received payment of £400. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
8 September 2011, received payment of £500. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
13 November 2011, received payment of £400. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 December 2011)
6 January 2012, received payment of £400. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2012)
16 February 2012, received payment of £87. Hours: 1 hrs. (Registered 21 March 2012)
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Payment from The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP:
17 November 2011, received payment of £300 for book review. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 16 December 2011)
Payments from BBC, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA:
21 April 2011, received payment of £880 for presenting Radio 4 programme ’A Tale of Two Cities’. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 15 June 2011)
6 March 2012, received payment of £150 for Radio 4 ‘Week in Westminster’. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 April 2012)
15 July 2011, received payment of £450 from Crafts Council, 44a Pentonville Road, London, N1 9BY, for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 October 2011)
26 September 2011, received payment of £120 from Roehampton University, Erasmus House, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PU, for a speech. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 October 2011)
19 October 2011, received payment of £600 from the National Trust for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 December 2011)
Payments made through Capel & Land, literary agents, 29 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PS:
6 October 2011, received payment of £869.24 from Penguin Books Ltd as royalties for book. (Registered 25 October 2011)
14 February 2012, payment of £3,116, inclusive of fee from Leopold Publishing House for book advance; hours: none, and Storyvault Films Ltd fee for "The Book Show, Dickens"; hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 21 March 2012)
Payments for articles from MGN Limited, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP:
11 April 2011, received payment of £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 June 2011)
10 January 2012, received payment of £300. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 February 2012)
Payments for articles from the Financial Times Ltd, Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL:
28 April 2011, £500. Hours: 1.5 hours. (Registered 15 June 2011)
22 July 2011, received payment of £300. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
Payments for articles from Express Newspapers, The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6EN:
30 December 2011, received payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 February 2012)
29 February 2012, received payment of £100. Hours: none (rectifying previous payment error) (Registered 21 March 2012)
4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:
(a)
(a) Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 16 December 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Michael Craven
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 6 March 2012)
(a) Name of donor: Tim Allen
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 6 March 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: IPPR
Address of donor: 14 Buckingham Street, London, WC2N 6DF
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flight and accommodation £4,035
Date of visit: 27 June-2 July2011
Destination of visit: Beijing and Chongqing, China
Purpose of visit: to attend meetings as part of IPPR’s study on the impact of globalisation
(Registered 22 July 2011)
Name of donor: (1) British Council (flights) (2) Editorial Intelligence (accommodation)
Address of donor: (a) 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN; (2) South Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1)£500; (2) £175
Destination of visit: Mumbai, India
Date of visit: 25-26 November 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend a conference to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen understanding between the UK and India
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register