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Clive Betts

Labour MP for Sheffield, Attercliffe

• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
• Majority: 15,967 votes. — 29th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Clive Betts voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 13 Jan 2009)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
• Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Communities and Local Government, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Buildings, Housing, Taxation: Gambling, Renewable Energy, Asylum Seekers

(based on written questions asked by Clive Betts and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Housing Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)

“I am sorry that I cannot be with my hon. Friend for the whole of this debate. I congratulate her on succeeding in securing it. As well as the reduction of congestion and the benefits to the economy, does she accept that there would also be major benefits to the environment from two of those projects? First, electrification of the midland main line would result in a cleaner railway and,...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Motorway Congestion (25 Jun 2009) has video

“I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Speaker, and hope that I shall catch your eye on many future occasions. I am sure my hon. Friend is aware that one of the most congested parts of the motorway network is the M1 south of Sheffield, where a large number of accidents occur. Steps are being taken to widen the M1 between junctions 25 and 28, and consideration is being given to either widening it or...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 88 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 4 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 11 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.
• 34 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Clive Betts speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 308 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,111 (101st). Rail £4,878 (188th). Misc £587 (60th). Other: Mileage £202 (30th).

^** Car £6,680 (38th). Rail £2,529 (293rd). European £692 (69th).