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Anne Main
Conservative MP for St Albans
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,361 votes. — 588th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Anne Main voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
- Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 10 Mar 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, Tax Credits, Carbon Emissions, Flag Flying, Departmental Property
(based on written questions asked by Anne Main and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Data Protection (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what auditing his Department undertakes to ensure that IT security policies are being followed; and on how many occasions (a) IT security policies have been breached by employees and (b) a member of staff has been sanctioned for a breach of such policies in the last 12 months.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Data Protection (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what IT security policy his Department has; what procedures are in place to ensure the policy is being followed; what his Department's policy is on encryption of data when it leaves departmental premises; and what sanctions are in place for failure to comply with this policy.”
- Written Answers — Health: Lymphoedema: Breast Cancer (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients were treated for lymphoedema in each year since 2004; how many of those patients received treatment after being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer; what plans the NHS has to change methods of collection of data on lymphoedema treatment; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Anne Main's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 221 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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.
- 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anne Main speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 106 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
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,091 (289th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £20,385 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,246 (509th) | £23,111 (153rd) | £20,000 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £87,133 (342nd) | £76,037 (543rd) | £73,317 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £14,204 (28th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,715 (481st)* | £5,284 (451st)** | £6,362 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £24 (423rd) | £31 (joint 421st) | £15 | ||||
| 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 | £740 (346th) | £894 (joint 317th) | £1,483 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,318 (197th) | £3,445 (236th) | £2,643 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,298 (joint 183rd) | £1,233 (joint 77th) | £1,233 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £146,769 (324th) | £132,145 (428th) | £125,438 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,171 (501st). Rail £3,544 (260th).
** Car £1,769 (447th). Rail £75 (557th). Other £3,440 (6th).