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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.

    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

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    More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

    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, Transport

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, Tax Credits, Hotels, Departmental Property, Carbon Emissions

    (based on written questions asked by Anne Main and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Transport: First Capital Connect: Franchises (8 Feb 2010)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what provisions in the franchise agreement with First Capital Connect govern the termination of the franchise in respect of persistent service failure through industrial action.”

    Written Answers — Transport: Thameslink Railway Line (8 Feb 2010)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the oral answer of 2 February 2010, Official Report, columns 47-8WH, for what reasons completion of key output 2 of the Thameslink programme has been delayed until December 2016.”

    Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video

    “May we have a statement on Thameslink? It is recorded in Hansard that the Thameslink programme is now "scheduled to be completed from...2016" and that "key output 2...is scheduled to be delivered from 2016."-[ Official Report, 2 February 2010; Vol. 505, c. 48WH.] That is a year's slippage from the 2015 Thameslink project announced previously. Either the Under-Secretary of State for...”

    More of Anne Main's recent appearances

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    • Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 208 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, 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") 130 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    Nil

    Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£17,859 (363rd) £22,091 (289th) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £20,385        
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Office running costs£11,275 (557th) £13,246 (509th) £23,111 (153rd) £20,000        
    Staffing costs£94,852 (339th) £87,133 (342nd) £76,037 (543rd) £73,317        
    Communications Allowance£13,492 (47th) £14,204 (28th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£3,278 (529th)3 £4,715 (481st)2 £5,284 (451st)1 £6,362        
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £24 (423rd) £31 (joint 421st with 1 other) £15        
    Members' Spouse Travel£32 (333rd) £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£3,465 (325th) £740 (346th) £894 (joint 317th with 1 other) £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 with 3 others) £1,233 (joint 77th with 7 others) £1,233        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Total£144,253 (390th) £146,769 (324th) £132,145 (428th) £125,438        

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,171 (501st). Rail £3,544 (260th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £269 (558th). Rail £3,009 (285th).

    1 Car £1,769 (447th). Rail £75 (557th). Other £3,440 (6th).