• Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole
• Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families), Children, Schools and Families (since 5 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 5,482 votes. — 422nd out of 630 MPs.
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How Annette Brooke voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Health, Children, Schools and Families, International Development

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Mental Health, Children: Day Care, Refrigerators, Young Offenders

(based on written questions asked by Annette Brooke and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Defence: Ex-servicemen: Radiation Exposure (15 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on commissioning research into the potential health effects on children and grandchildren of nuclear test veterans of their forebears' exposure to radiation during tests; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Regional Planning and Development: South West (15 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people her Department is employing specifically to deal with representations on the South West Regional Spatial Strategy; and if she will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Bullying (15 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) when he expects the requirement for schools to record all bullying incidents to be implemented; and what steps he will take to monitor those records; (2) what definitions have been provided to schools for the purposes of recording incidents of bullying; (3) whether he has plans for the inspection of the records kept by...”

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 139 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Annette Brooke speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 226 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 17 Dec 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,416 (494th). Rail £2,762 (276th).