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Anne Main
Conservative MP for St Albans
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Anne Main voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Transport, Work and Pensions
- 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)
- Energy Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Planning Bill Committee (0 out of 18)
- Energy Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Israel (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 8 December 2011, Official Report, column 458W, on Israel, what recent representations he has received on the situation in the village of Al-Araqib in the Negev; and what reports he has received on the conditions for villagers in Al-Araqib.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Railways: Radlett (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answers of 1 May 2012, Official Report, columns 1401-2, on railways: freight and railways: Radlett, which private company contacted the Department regarding the Radlett strategic railfreight interchange; who attended the roundtable with representatives with the logistics sector; and whether the Radlett...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (1 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had any meetings with (i) Simon Hoare, (ii) CGMS, (iii) Freshwater UK, (iv) Intermodality LLP, (v) BNP Paribas Real Estate, (vi) Helio Europe and (vii) Bircham Dyson Bell LLP since May 2010; and whether she has received any recent representations from each such...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 119 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.12% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 208 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)1 | £4,715 (481st)2 | £5,284 (451st)3 | £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 (391st) | £146,769 (324th) | £132,145 (428th) | £125,438 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £269 (558th). Rail £3,009 (285th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,171 (501st). Rail £3,544 (260th).