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John Battle
Labour MP for Leeds West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 12,810 votes. — 57th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Battle voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly against 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 29 Sep 2008)
- Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Social Fund, Colombia, Waste Management, Asylum/Immigration, Afghanistan
(based on written questions asked by John Battle and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Parole: Health Services (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are subject to parole supervision in England and Wales who have (a) a drug addiction, (b) an alcohol addiction and (c) a mental health condition; and what funding he has allocated to services for such people in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“I thank the Minister for his statement and welcome the Government's action. My city of Leeds is highly dependent on a link with London, not least because it is this country's second financial and commercial centre. We have taken a hit from the banking crisis, and without that link to London our city would find it difficult to recover. Will the Minister assure us that there will be no...”
More of John Battle's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 198 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 573 times in debates — above 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £18,819 (421st) | £16,342 (481st) | £16,541 | £16,083 (459th) | £12,594 (529th) | £16,012 (496th) | £16,055 (168th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,622 (207th) | £20,440 (joint 292nd) | £19,697 | £19,201 (190th) | £18,792 (joint 232nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £12,032 (463rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,505 (joint 183rd) | £87,252 (174th) | £81,323 | £70,282 (357th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,530 (251st) | £46,065 (316th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,363 (364th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,895 (191st)* | £10,753 (184th)** | £9,091 | £12,270 (261st) | £11,412 (271st) | £12,463 (224th) | £9,149 (266th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,225 (8th) | £3,180 (7th) | £1,620 | £2,266 (55th) | £660 (221st) | £2,306 (34th) | £598 (216th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £610 (191st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £905 (260th) | £1,063 (joint 258th) | £1,133 | £1,468 (178th) | £667 (420th) | £2,266 (52nd) | £908 (369th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,071 (361st) | £2,272 (370th) | £3,376 | £3,548 (215th) | £1,977 (416th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th) | £996 (joint 425th) | £0 | £1,929 (joint 252nd) | £1,929 (joint 247th) | £1,929 (joint 241st) | £1,929 (joint 229th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,214 (166th) | £142,298 (234th) | £132,781 | £127,047 (253rd) | £116,054 (391st) | £118,740 (198th) | £86,749 (368th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,864 (306th). Rail £7,865 (90th). Air £166 (153rd).
** Car £3,254 (294th). Rail £7,340 (83rd). Air £159 (220th).