• Labour MP for Stockport
• PPS (Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer), HM Treasury (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 9,163 votes. — 174th out of 631 MPs.
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How Ann Coffey voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Health, Children, Schools and Families, Communities and Local Government

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Children in Care, Street Markets, Individual Support Orders, Support Orders, Children's Centres

(based on written questions asked by Ann Coffey and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Greater Manchester (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the revenue balance was for schools in each local authority area in Greater Manchester at the end of each of the last three financial years.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Telephone Services: Fraud (17 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what consideration he has given to measures to outlaw unsolicited text messages which encourage people to return calls on premium rate lines; (2) what estimate has been made of how many people have lost money by returning unsolicited text messages.”

Listing Buildings (15 Jul 2008)

“My right hon. Friend mentioned how buildings will be designated in the future, and I wish to give her another example. A town such as Stockport will have five or so school buildings from the turn of the last century that are all very similar. An application will be made to list one of those buildings, and it will rightly be listed because of its architectural value. Six months later, another...”

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments 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.
• 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Coffey speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £3,000 (321st). Rail £7,463 (80th).