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Janet Anderson
Labour MP for Rossendale & Darwen
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 3,676 votes. — 506th 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 Janet Anderson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very 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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Warm Front Scheme, Wind Farms, Mobile Phones, Intellectual Property Rights, Food Standards Agency
(based on written questions asked by Janet Anderson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Road Safety Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009)
“I, too, welcome what the Secretary of State has said about support for local and regional news. I know that it will be greatly welcomed in my constituency. He mentioned that there would be three pilots, one of which would be in an English region. May I urge him seriously to consider the north-west region, given its record of commitment to and delivery of good quality local news coverage?”
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries (2 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what arrangements his Department has made for the administration of the car scrappage scheme; what procedures are to be followed in deciding whether a car has been scrapped; and who will determine whether a car has been scrapped under the scheme.”
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Members: Correspondence (1 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to reply to the letter of 6 April 2009 from the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen sent on behalf of Northern Joinery Ltd. of Whitworth in Rossendale.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 7 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £23,039 (180th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,632 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £11,192 (538th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,281 (11th) | £29,157 (10th) | £28,412 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,668 (426th) | £29,520 (31st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,300 (488th) | £78,550 (489th) | £75,634 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £67,969 (321st) | £69,129 (115th) | £32,166 (616th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,930 (joint 161st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £19,547 (21st)* | £18,827 (22nd)** | £17,874 | £24,688 (24th) | £19,474 (59th) | £28,207 (7th) | £28,014 (2nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,418 (54th) | £1,489 (72nd) | £573 | £2,042 (71st) | £2,801 (26th) | £1,734 (67th) | £1,356 (88th) |
| 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 | £1,367 (118th) | £1,512 (155th) | £2,261 | £2,739 (62nd) | £1,928 (77th) | £2,013 (joint 84th) | £1,575 (148th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,404 (26th) | £2,833 (304th) | £5,751 | £9,900 (47th) | £3,371 (220th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,270 (joint 225th) | £1,132 (joint 197th) | £0 | £1,104 (638th) | £1,104 (635th) | £1,104 (612th) | £1,104 (538th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £173,556 (7th) | £155,610 (43rd) | £152,137 | £151,036 (20th) | £135,779 (61st) | £139,577 (6th) | £104,944 (43rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £11,996 (1st). Rail £2,987 (291st). Air £2,693 (79th). Misc £715 (51st). Other: European £1,156 (42nd).
** Car £13,851 (1st). Rail £1,772 (354th). Air £3,204 (86th).