A selection of Keith Hill's votes

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• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2007
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 40 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2006–2009
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008

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Recent appearances

• Iraq (Humanitarian Aid) 7 Apr 2010

  I mean it when I say that it is an honour to speak my final words in this Chamber, and indeed the House, under your chairmanship, Mr. Howarth. Four weeks and three days ago, on Sunday 7 March, I was in Iraq as an election monitor for Iraq's second set of parliamentary elections since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. My election observation took place in the Kurdish city of Dohuk,...

• Iraq (Humanitarian Aid) 7 Apr 2010

  I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and for his exceptionally kind words. We are close constituency neighbours in south-west London. The answer to his precise question is yes. The matter of direct air flights from the UK to the Kurdish region was raised with me, specifically flights to Erbil. The hon. Gentleman may be aware that Austrian Airlines has three direct...

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Streatham 23 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Streatham constituency, the effects on that constituency of changes to her Department's policies since 1997.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Streatham

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Justice
• Communities and Local Government
• Home Department
• Treasury
• International Development
• Streatham
• Reoffenders
• HIV Infection

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Tony Blair, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (10 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
• Deputy Chief Whip (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Assistant Whip (28 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• William Shelton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chuka Umunna

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
• Bribery Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Bill Committee (15 out of 19)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (7 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Keith Hill’s speeches
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 175 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 495 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)