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Ann Keen

Labour MP for Brentford & Isleworth

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health (since 10 Jun 2009)


• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 4,411 votes. — 478th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Ann Keen voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. 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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, International Development

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Lymphoedema, Crossrail, Jobcentre Plus, Health Services, British Consulate (Punjab)

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Health: Allergies: Health Services (2 Jul 2009)

“I wrote to the National Allergy Strategy Group on 15 May this year accepting their request for a meeting and we are in the process of organising a convenient date.”

Written Answers — Health: Breast Cancer: Males (2 Jul 2009)

“While the Department has not funded any national male breast cancer awareness campaigns in the last two years, we are working to improve cancer symptom awareness and encourage earlier presentation across all cancers, including male cancers. This is being taken forward through the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative, formally launched in November 2008. Through the initiative,...”

Written Answers — Health: Cancer: Health Services (2 Jul 2009)

“The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence published guidance on supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer in March 2004. The National Cancer Action Team is working closely with cancer networks to monitor and support the implementation of this guidance by the end of December 2009. Plans for the implementation of this guidance are now in place in every cancer...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 161 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Keen speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 149 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

^** Rail £364 (494th). Air £388 (168th).