Margaret Hodge’s voting in Parliament

Margaret Hodge is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Margaret Hodge sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Margaret Hodge generally voted for a transparent Parliament, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Margaret Hodge’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Margaret Hodge’s full vote analysis page for more.

Margaret Hodge has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

• Military Action Overseas: Parliamentary Approval: Anti-Semitism 17 Apr 2018

  I was born in Egypt in the last year of the second world war as Jews were being exterminated in Hitler’s gas chambers. I grew up thinking that we would never forget, yet more than 70 years later here we are debating the issue. Anti-Semitism exists across Europe and across the political spectrum, but I never ever thought that I would experience significant anti-Semitism as a member of...

• Money Laundering 19 Mar 2018

  I acknowledge that the Government have taken some steps, but I put it to the Minister that they have not taken enough. Others have raised the issues of property and of our tax havens, and I want to raise another issue with the Minister, which is the tier 1 investor visas—the golden visas. Anybody who wants one of those visas needs to demonstrate they have £2 million that they wish...

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Profile

Labour MP for Barking

Entered the House of Commons on 19 June 1994 — unknown

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @margarethodge
• https://facebook.com/MargaretHodgeBarking

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Margaret Hodge campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• HM Treasury
• Department of Health
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Companies: Ownership
• Child Tax Credit: Barking and Dagenham
• Genetics: Screening
• Social Rented Housing: Barking and Dagenham
• Accident and Emergency Departments

Currently held offices

• Member, Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion Committee (since 15 Nov 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Culture and Tourism) (12 May 2010 to 10 Jun 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture and Tourism) (22 Sep 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Industry and the Regions) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities) (28 Jul 1998 to 10 Jun 2001)
• Chair, Education Sub-committee (23 Jul 1997 to 9 Nov 1998)
• Member, Employment Sub-committee (23 Jul 1997 to 9 Nov 1998)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Jul 1997 to 16 Nov 1998)
• Chair, Education & Employment Committee (21 Mar 1997 to 9 Nov 1998)
• Member, Deregulation Committee (26 Feb 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (15 Nov 1995 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Education Sub-committee (15 Nov 1995 to 23 Jul 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jo Richardson
• Tom Driberg
• Somerville Hastings

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Margaret Hodge’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66.42% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 146 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Margaret Hodge’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 619 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)