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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

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, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government

• 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 — Transport: Bus Services: Hertfordshire (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the percentage change in levels of bus usage in (a) England, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) the St Albans parliamentary constituency was in each year since 1996.”

Written Answers — Health: Dental Services: St Albans (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on NHS general dental services in St. Albans in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last five years.”

Written Answers — Health: General Practitioners: St Albans (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners were providing NHS services in St. Albans constituency on the most recent date for which figures are available.”

More of Anne Main's recent appearances

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 194 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.
• 120 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anne Main speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — 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 £1,171 (501st). Rail £3,544 (260th).

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