A selection of Howard Stoate's votes

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• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 30 votes for, 1 vote against, 11 absences, between 2006–2009
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2004
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 6 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2007

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Kent 30 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what schemes in Kent Thameside have received funding from his Department and its executive agencies in each of the last five years; and how much funding was allocated to each of those schemes.

• Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Regeneration 23 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made by the Home and Communities Agency in its Single Conversation process in north Kent; and if he will make a statement.

• [Bob Russell in the Chair] — Patient Safety 18 Mar 2010

  I want to start by echoing your sentiments, Mr. Russell, about the quality of this afternoon's debate. As you have already pointed out, the Government and Opposition leads are nurses, and a pharmacist is leading for the Liberal Democrats. An illustrious retired physician is speaking for the Independents, and we also have an immunologist present. In addition, my right hon. Friend the Member...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Dartford

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — 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

• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• South East
• Housing
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Equality Act
• Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (2 Jul 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Health Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Estelle Morris, Minister of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bob Dunn
• Sydney Irving
• Peter Trew
• Sydney Irving
• Norman Dodds
• Jennie Adamson
• Frank Clarke
• John Mills
• Angus McDonnell
• John Mills
• George Jarrett
• John Mills
• James Rowlands
• William Mitchell
• James Rowlands
• William Dyke

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gareth Johnson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of 39)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Howard Stoate’s speeches
• Has received answers to 21 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 67.86% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 37 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 196 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)