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Angela Smith

Labour MP for Sheffield, Hillsborough

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 11,243 votes. — 188th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Angela Smith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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, Transport Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills, Transport, Health, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Birds, Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, Forests, EC Water Framework Directive, Special Education Needs

(based on written questions asked by Angela Smith and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion): Schedule 22 — Repeals (27 Oct 2009)

“Will my right hon. Friend also pay tribute to the Ramblers Association and the British Mountaineering Council—two other non-governmental organisations that have supported the Bill.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009)

“You will not hear me demonising fishermen this evening, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for although I come from generations of steel and coal families on my mother's side, on my father's side I come from fishing families from the port of Great Grimsby. I therefore understand, perhaps more than most, how important fishing has been to the livelihoods of families down the generations, whether we are...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009)

“Indeed, but now it is the ex-premier. Grimsby benefited in the 1950s and 1960s because of a no-take zone, which was established because of the second world war. Between 1939 and 1945, fishing operations were suspended in the North sea and the Arctic circle. The fishermen of Grimsby were employed in minesweeping and dangerous war operations that involved sailing small boats under German radar...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 32 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 97 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Angela Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 69 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,828 (309th). Rail £4,829 (192nd). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Mileage £78 (57th).

^** Car £2,240 (392nd). Rail £6,266 (121st).