This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats now have more female than male MPs. House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA When polled, a majority of the public said it wanted less lawyers and reporters as MPs, and more doctors, scientists, factory workers, economists and teachers. be delayed. Mr McDonnell is believed to have a pension of 14,421 from his career in local government. 4. http://parliament.uk/ Senior adviser to J. Stern & Co. LLP,a fund management company. of Information Act 2000, which means that they are not obliged to respond He added Labour would end the roll out of universal credit, build a million homes and introduce a minimum wage. Download a zip file of all correspondence. He receives a salary of 25,000 a year, Laurence Robertson (Conservative) advises the Betting and Gaming Council for 24,000 a year. [5][IMG], [6]House of Commons Privacy Notice for the public, [7]Supporting a thriving parliamentary democracy, From: Edward Hickstons <[8][FOI #706731 email]> We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. Senior adviser at MMC Group, insurance and related financial services. He added, somewhat slow-wittedly: Councils need to remember they are providing a public service and the public, What Jacob Rees-Mogg gets wrong about the four day week. No fewer than 48 of 151 members of elite club have given almost 52m, Labour analysis finds All MPs earn a basic salary of 74,000 a year, with extra pay for those with other responsibilities such as ministers and the chairs of parliamentary committees. If you have any queries about your request, please use the request number Contact us if you think it should be reopened. Practices law at the bar in England and Wales, and provides legal services. 2023 BBC. He earns almost 60,000 for 288 hours, David Davis (Conservative) earns just over 50,000 as an adviser to two German companies, John Hayes (Conservative) offers up to 90 hours of his time annually to international energy company BB Energy Trading, earning 50,000, Former party leader and cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) advises two health companies for 45,000, Damian Green (Conservative) advises transport company Abellio on rail policy for 288 hours and 40,000 annually, Tim Loughton (Conservative) receives 37,000 for advising a children's services provider, Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) provides "general advice" to an American mining firm, earning 36,000 a year, Andrew Percy (Conservative) receives 36,000 a year for advising a Canadian clean energy company for six hours a month, Khalid Mahmood (Labour) has committed up to 15 hours a month advising the Policy Exchange think tank on issues including extremism. A breakdown of my MP (Will Quince)'s most recent expenses. But it was the tax politics announced by the shadow chancellor whch sparked concern from some, as he went on to set out his Marxist vision for the country. quoted above and in the subject line of this email. Ed Miliband owns a 2.5m house in Dartford Park, Tony Blair's home at No 29 Connaught Square, London, Ed Miliband is one of those who would have to pay 1k under new membership plans, PICTURED: Teen gets tattoo of ED MILIBAND - and now her mum wont speak to her, Hilarious moment Ed Miliband gives Tube commuter who takes his picture a 'death stare', 'Of course!' Consultant to Lynns Country Foods Ltd, a processor and distributor of sausages. All-women shortlists have been used in some constituencies, including by Labour and the Lib Dems, to ensure more gender balance. Alternatively, if you are dissatisfied with the If you want to get involved as a contributor, please contact James Elliott, using the form on this page. Labour's strength was concentrated in London and areas around cities in south Wales, the North East and North West. requests for internal review should be addressed to: Information Rights This e-mail address is not secure, is not encrypted and You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many users needs. register of members of parliament's financial interests. MPs must publicly declare any additional income, along with gifts, donations and shareholdings over 15%. Consultant to Randox Laboratories Ltd, a clinical diagnostics company. Many junior ministers also receive a lower additional salary. Some have continued to work on the NHS front line during the pandemic. And how do their backgrounds influence what they do when elected? Some of the highest earners in the House of Commons are lawyers. A statement from 2016/7 said: He holds no other paid positions, stocks or shares, benefits from no trust funds (including blind trusts), did not receive any income from property, and carried out no other paid work during this period.. information for the Register of Members Financial Interests. Read about our approach to external linking. The Labour leader told delegates Labour will put the power in the hands of workers. * 50.7% of the UK population are women, but only 29% of MPs after the 2015 election were women. Since 1987, the number of non-white MPs has increased from four Labour MPs to 65 in 2019, 41 Labour Party MPs, 22 Conservatives, and two who belong to the Liberal Democrats. He has registered more than 180,000 for 34.5 days' work, Julian Smith (Conservative) is earning 144,000 for 62-84 hours' work for three companies, including advising on energy and renewable fuels, Former transport and justice secretary Chris Grayling (Conservative) earns 100,000 to advise Hutchison Ports, Mark Garnier (Conservative) is paid to sit on the advisory boards of two companies in the space and satellite industry, committing 20 hours a month for an annual payment of 90,000, Sir Ed Davey (Lib Dem) works as a consultant for two firms alongside his job as leader of the Liberal Democrats. Labour MPs were far less likely than Conservatives to accept gifts or money related to fossil fuel interests. If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web Video, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry, Sir Keir Starmer has been calling for this to happen, Owen Paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules, the Conservative MP and former attorney general Sir Geoffrey Cox, MPs under scrutiny over their second jobs. * Almost 1 in 5 people (19%) in the UK have a disability, while less than 0.5% of MPs self identify as being disabled. The Conservatives polled consistently well across England and most of Wales, reflecting their overall 44% share of the UK vote. We will keep you informed of any identified delays in answering Wealthy Labour members of Mr Corbyns inner circle include his chief aide Seumas Milne who has a 1.5m house in Richmond, shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn with a 3m house in Chiswick and shadow justice secretary Lord Faulkner with a 17.5m mansion in Westminster. Member of the Advisory Board of EPIC Private Equity. David Miliband still favourite for the New Labour rich, Hypocrisy upon hypocrisy: welcome to global tax avoidance plc, The grotesque chaos of Claire Kobers Haringey. The extra earnings range from 50 a year to almost 1m. FOI Commons, House of Commons 19 November 2020. For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the Settings & Account section. is not permitted. The shadow chancellor also receives a small dividend on modest savings in a credit union he helped to found in his constituency, according to the Labour Party. In total, these figures suggest Mr Corbyn makes over 143,000 a year. slightly lower than the last election in June 2017. Russia troop deaths hit 20,000 in five months - US, Final celebrities arrive at Met Gala red carpet, Trump rape accuser says her generation stayed quiet, 'My wife and six children joined Kenya starvation cult', On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. His fortune is not really derived from his buisness interests many of which, although he, no doubt, never expected to make anything out of either the New Statesman or Coventry FC, nor from the 373,000 loan to Peter Mandelson which cost him his ministerial career. If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Labour's former Kensington MP has quit the party, saying it is "unrecognisable" under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.. Emma Dent Coad, a Kensington and Chelsea councillor who led the local Labour group, was a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn.. At the 2017 general election she won a shock victory over the Conservatives by just 20 votes, but narrowly lost the seat to the Tories at the 2019 poll. Andrew Mitchell (Conservative): 158,110, earned through advisory roles. Good writing. They are banned from lobbying the government for two years. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. In the United Kingdom's (UK) 2019 general election, 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons - one for each parliamentary constituency. He is emphatically not on the Labour left Rank: 47 (-8 from last year) Median income for all households: $47,905. Labour's biggest donor by far is Unite, which has provided 20 per cent, or 11.9m, of party donations since the election. Ed Miliband insists Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn IS fit to be Prime Minister. that you specify the full reasons for your complaint or internal review The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has been calling for this to happen, saying the ban would help end "dodgy lobbying". If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and Other earners on the Labour side include Khalid Mahmood earning 25,000 a year as a Policy Exchange consultant andFlorence Eshalomi got to claiman annual allowance of 19,514 until Mayfor her role as aLondon Assembly Member. Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike. Non-executive director of Aggregated Micro Power plc, renewable energy investment business. This included travelling to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to advise on a corruption inquiry. Sir Geoffrey has been referred by Labour to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for apparently taking part in a virtual meeting for a client while in his Commons office. Open debate. is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) delete it from your system. 8. Michael Gove, Levelling Up Secretary: Up to 3 million. The Lib Dems increased their share of the vote across the UK, but failed to translate these gains into more seats. and Information Security Service, Research & Information Team, House of [3]www.ico.org.uk. This is 12 more than the previous high of 208 in 2017. In a bid to impress the hard left part of the party, the lawyer said 6. https://www.parliament.uk/documents/Data Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of MP millionaires, I would like to know how many MPs are millionaires and what percentage The rankings below have been calculated by adding yearly salaries to any additional payments declared on the register over the past 12 months. Mr McDonnell rolled out proposals earlier this month to allow private tenants the right to buy their homes at reasonable prices like council tenants - which would penalise the 2.7million private landlords living in Britain. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives have a majority of 80 seats. Brexit LIVE: Macron rages at UK over Boris' demands, about Labour offering free personal care, sayng it will be paid for "l. ike the NHS and our other essentials, through general taxation". The planned shake up of the rules comes after Owen Paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules - which led to the issue of MPs' second jobs coming under scrutiny. However, many backbench MPs also earn additional money through directorships on private companies, appearance fees, and other non-parliamentary work. Senior adviser on strategic issues to Intrepid Capital Partners. But in recent decades progress has stalled. State of the parties. Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will Overall, they lost 60 seats and gained only one, Putney in London. 9. mailto:[email address] John McDonnell net worth: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell speaking at today's Labour Conference, McDonnell sets out crazed Marxist plan for state control of economy, Cult of Corbyn: Thunderous chants erupt as McDonnell commends Corbyn, John McDonnell net worth: John McDonnell and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at today's Labour conference, John McDonnell net worth: John McDonnell is Shadow Chancellor and MP for Hayes and Harlington, John McDonnell net worth: Mr McDonnell is believed to have a pension of 14,421 from his career in local government. We support credit card, debit card and PayPal payments. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Information requests to House of Commons? Strong stuff. Select the "results" tab to see what has happened in the rest of the UK. Until this happens in the UK, we need to elect the people who will most likely represent the diversity and needs of the British population as a whole. He inherited 12m from Belgian entrepreneur, Joska Bourgeois, which is what enables him to own 168 acres in Tuscany, a Park Lane penthouse and , The Sunday Times Rich List the antidote. Here are some facts you should know about the previous MPs before voting in the General Election. should not be used for sensitive data. Concentration of millionaires: 4.81%. This information is not held by the House of Commons. A total of 220 female MPs have been elected. READ MORE:General election prediction: Northern Ireland and Scotland out by 2024. 11. mailto:[FOI #706731 email] The party's MPs have lined up to attack the Tories for taking second jobs, with some pointing to the last Labour . John McDonnells net worth is not known - but his salary and oncomings are on the record. and Johnson instead plans yet another giveaway for the super rich instead," the Labour MP said. mySociety The chart below shows how an education in social studies, law, history and philosophy dominated parliament in 2014, and how science and many other fields are absent or under-represented, which will affect which laws and policies are pursued. For the first time, both the Liberal Democrats and Labour have more women MPs than men. To: FOI Commons <[9][email address]> We will endeavour to respond to your request promptly but in any case. Overall, Labour's share of the vote was down to 41% from 49% in 2017. At 32%, Labour's share of the vote is down around eight points on the 2017 general election. This information is not held by the House of Commons. This figure is likely to include his wife's expected estimated inheritance. Those who leave government must consult the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments about any jobs they want to take up in the two years after leaving their post. IRIS Support Officer Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. Less controversial second jobs range from doctors and nurses, to referees and musicians. Former CEO of Jaguar cars and still a non-executive director of Paiton Engineering. schools (24%) - partly a reflection of the selective system under which many were schooled. Most other parties had a clearer Brexit divide. 7. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/Strat that number represents. Credit: PA. Elected in 2010, during the last general . In 2017, Labour held 72 of the 100 constituencies with the most working class households (defined as C2DE using data from the 2011 census). UK Parliament Disclaimer: this e-mail is confidential to the intended By contrast, there was no clear winner among Remain backing constituencies, with a crowded field of parties all winning substantial numbers of seats. Chief Strategy Officer for Gulf Keystone Petroleum, anoil company that operates in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Total households: 1,820,554. Margaret Hodge meanwhile gets 20,000 annually as Chair of Royal Holloways College Council a role which involves only three hours of work a week on average for between 38 to 40 weeks a year. The Conservatives did lose votes in the south of England and Scotland, but these were balanced by gains in the rest of England and Wales. They have made gains in Labour heartlands across northern England and Wales. Printed from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/number_of_mp_millionaires_2?unfold=1 on May 02, 2023 02:43. Labour private schools: How many Labour MPs went to private school? Turnout, on what was a cold and damp polling day, was 67.3%. People in our country today work the longest average full-time hours in Europe apart from Greece and Austria. The Conservatives increased their vote share in many areas that voted Leave in the 2016 EU referendum. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. 13. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re Thanks to past Labour governments but mainly thanks to the trade union movement, the average full-time working week fell from nearly 65 hours in the 1860s to 43 hours in the 1970s. * Less than 2% of UK adults are millionaires, while at one point two thirds of David Cameron's cabinet were millionaires. The extra earnings range from 50 a year to almost 1m . . or Mr S has totted up the figures, with the Shadow Justice Secretaryearning 33,000 from his LBC shows alongsidespeaking arrangements like a nice2,469 from Trainline in June for taking part in a two-and-a-half hour long session on diversity inclusion and the House of Commons. at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, Compare this to how much most people earn in the UK and you can see how exclusionary this is. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Are you the owner of any commercial copyright on this page? 2. mailto:[House of Commons request email] His proposals have been seen as controversial by some as Mr McDonnell reportedly has a 760,000 property in Hillingdon, West London, as well as a second home - a riverside bungalow in Norfolk. Over the history of the House of Commons, the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) has varied for assorted reasons, with increases in recent years due to increases in the population of the United Kingdom. SocietyWorks Ltd The table below, from the Electoral Reform Society, shows just how unrepresentative MPs are of UK political opinion. All MPs are "strictly forbidden" from getting paid "in return for advocating a particular matter" in Parliament. I lead a very normal life, I ride a bicycle and I dont have a car.. organisation On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. If you want to get involved as a contributor, please contact James Elliott using the form on this page. The following MPs have registered income from consultancy work on the Register of Members' Financial Interests in the last year. For example, it is unsurprising that the Conservatives voted down a law requiring homes to be fit for human habitation, when so many of them are landlords. Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) David Lammy, another Labour frontbencher who normally leads the Twitter charge, is another second jobber he hasearned more than 66,000 since November 2020 through speaking gigs and radio appearances, speaking at proud bastions of capitalism like Blackstone, Deloitte and Facebook. . I found a record from 2013, but that's long outdated. Politicians have been ranked by The Times which has revealed its list of the 20 wealthiest parliamentarians in Britain, although the top slots are taken by Lords - not MPs. I would like to know how many MPs are millionaires and what percentage that number represents. internal review of any decision regarding your request. some requests may be affected by access to collections and availability of Lets hope the former shadow Business Secretary has a word with his colleagues before counting on their support for his bill. * Around 5% of MPs are out LGBT, which is roughly the same, and may even be more, than in the UK population. The best thats Left in Labour. Read about our approach to external linking. The parliamentary Labour party (PLP) now includes 104 women and 98 men; 45% of Labour MPs were women after the 2017 general election, and this has now increased to 51%. Mr McDonnell used his speech to announce several new policies Labour will back - including reducing the working week to 32 hours with no pay cuts, and banning zero hours contracts. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Thu 25 Jul 2019 13.23 EDT Last modified on Fri 23 Aug 2019 05.32 EDT. recipient. this e-mail. Sadly for Phillips, the13,160 she has earned for her 47 Independent columns last November would amount to less than three of Boris Johnsons Telegraphpieces going rates arent what they were. There is no suggestion that any of the MPs listed below have broken any rules. 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You may, if dissatisfied with the handling of your request, complain to Analysis by Daniel Dunford, Wesley Stephenson, Irene de la Torre Arenas, Becky Dale, Chris Jeavans, Will Dahlgreen, Maryam Ahmed, Ed Lowther, Sumit Rahman, Robert Cuffe, John Walton, More than 20,000 Russians dead in Bakhmut, US says, Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez arrive at Met Gala, Trump rape accuser says her generation stayed quiet, 'My wife and six children joined Kenya starvation cult', On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. "And were expected to believe wed pay for all that and earn the same, all with 20 percent less work? The Conservative MP has denied breaching the rules. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider If this is people whose estate is worth more than 700,000, doesn't it include lots of Labour MPs? Is climate change killing Australian wine? We use Kerching! Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. 2023 BBC. These estimates of constituency Brexit votes were modelled by Professor Chris Hanretty, as the 2016 referendum result was only recorded by local authority and not by Westminster constituency. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. services through our wholly owned subsidiary Lammys frontbench colleague Jess Phillips meanwhile earned more than 15,500 outside parliament through columns and speeches. Left Futures is a new Labour Left network. Express. A total of 220 female MPs were elected last Thursday, 12 more than the previous record of 208 in the 2017 general election. 17% of Labour MPs and 14% of Lib Dems MPs were privately educated. . 12. mailto:[House of Commons request email] the internet. Is climate change killing Australian wine? For the first time, both the Liberal Democrats and Labour have more . What does success look like in the local elections? Splitting the results by party shows that 54% of Conservative MPs attended a fee-paying school, compared with 15% of their Labour colleagues and 40% of Liberal Democrat MPs. Labour has been raising much hue and cry over the Owen Paterson debacle. the House of Commons. Strong Leave and strong Remain constituencies are those where an estimated 60% or more of the electorate voted for that option at the EU referendum. Labour also straddled the Brexit divide taking a roughly equal number of Leave (106) and Remain (96) seats. Even Burgon himself has previously had to declaretaking time out of his mainjob to completean Ipsos Mori survey he did on the side, according to his own entry back in 2018. This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) who held seats at the end of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom who announced they would not stand for reelection in the 2019 general election.. Former Labour MP John Mann and Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow are not included in this list as they resigned on 28 October and 4 November 2019, respectively, meaning that their seats . cookies He said:"In large companies it means a third of directors being elected by workers and a tenth of shares being owned by those workers. Members of the cabinet, such as Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom and Amber Rudd, receive additional salaries but are prohibited from taking on external directorships. along with any arguments or points that you wish to make. Others who would be caught by the new charge are former Prime Minister Tony Blair with his 8.6m mansion in Westminster, former business secretary Lord Mandelson with an 8m home in Regents Park, and the newly-elected MP and former Director of Public Prosecutions Kier Starmer with a 1.4m home in Kentish Town. . Non-executive director of Developing Markets Associates Ltd, a global consultancy and investment conference organiser. current COVID 19 situation in line withstatutory requirements,however 1. http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-o Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Despite only moving to the area in the last two years after being a prominent figure in Labour circles in Enfield, Ibrahim Dogus is clearly one of the front-runners in the Vauxhall selection process. A total of 220 female MPs were elected last Thursday, 12 more than the previous record of 208 in the 2017 general election.
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