IMPORTANT: Margaret Beckett was a Candidate for Speaker.
mySociety asked likely candidates for the post of Speaker to endorse the following principles.
The three principles are:
- Voters have the right to know in detail about the money that is spent to support MPs and run Parliament, and in similar detail how the decisions to spend that money are settled upon.
- Bills being considered must be published online in a much better way than they are now, as the Free Our Bills campaign has been suggesting for some time.
- The Internet is not a threat to a renewal in our democracy, it is one of its best hopes. Parliament should appoint a senior officer with direct working experience of the power of the Internet who reports directly to the Speaker, and who will help Parliament adapt to a new era of transparency and effectiveness.
We contacted Margaret Beckett MP to ask for an endorsement 23 days ago. They have not yet replied.
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Margaret Beckett
Labour MP for Derby South
- Also represented Lincoln
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
- Majority: 5,657 votes. — 420th 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 Margaret Beckett 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 strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 31 Jan 2008)
Most recent appearances
- Election of Speaker (22 Jun 2009)
“Mr. Williams, when the House was first broadcast, Mike Yarwood, the political impersonator, when asked for his reaction, said, "I hope I never have to face an audience like that." I am very conscious today of facing an electorate who know our strengths as well as we do and our weaknesses rather better. One of mine is a deep reluctance to answer only yes or no to a question that I think calls...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing Corporation: Public Relations (4 Jun 2009)
“English Partnerships made no payments for public affairs work in the years 2005-06, 2006-07 or 2007-08. It is possible that some spend in relation to community consultation and engagement on specific projects may have involved public affairs firms, but it is not possible to separately identify these other than at disproportionate cost. The only public affairs firm used by the Housing...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Right to Buy Scheme (4 Jun 2009)
“Figures for preserved right to buy (PRTB) sales are not available at individual local authority area. The following table shows the total number of PRTB sales by registered social landlords from 2000-01. Number of preserved right to buy sales, England Number of sales 2007-08 2,812 2006-07 3,910 2005-06 5,014 2004-05 7,331 2003-04 11,699 2002-03 8,858 ...”
More of Margaret Beckett's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 44 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Margaret Beckett speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2334 times in debates — well 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 | £16,974 (463rd) | £15,430 (499th) | £21,415 | £19,088 (355th) | £13,868 (494th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,586 (112th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,066 (614th) | £1,355 (645th) | £4,492 | £5,680 (643rd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £15,826 (522nd) | £3,474 (joint 644th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £107,458 (1st) | £102,680 (3rd) | £99,589 | £91,136 (2nd) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £50,583 (158th) |
| Communications Allowance | £525 (589th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £150 (633rd)* | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £50 (joint 409th) | £105 (joint 377th) | £91 | £404 (296th) | £182 (373rd) | £176 (390th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £915 (joint 253rd) | £1,126 (247th) | £1,332 | £835 (joint 344th) | £1,574 (117th) | £1,099 (joint 293rd) | £1,240 (248th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,382 (316th) | £2,846 (303rd) | £5,166 | £3,450 (joint 222nd) | £3,787 (181st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £686 (632nd) | £629 (628th) | £911 | £1,852 (394th) | £1,852 (387th) | £1,852 (378th) | £940 (570th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,206 (448th) | £124,171 (518th) | £132,996 | £122,445 (350th) | £115,047 (416th) | £110,985 (373rd) | £72,823 (568th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £150 (548th).