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Anne Moffat
Labour MP for East Lothian
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 7,620 votes. — 346th 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 Moffat 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Support Agency, Child Trust Fund, Benefits (East Lothian), Recycling, Television Licences
(based on written questions asked by Anne Moffat and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Colombia: Military Aid (11 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK service personnel are assigned to duties in Colombia.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (9 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what work with the third sector her Department is undertaking to encourage the creation of jobs.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Colombia: Military Aid (1 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Richmond Park of 24 November 1999, Official Report, column 115W, on Colombia, when the UK ceased to provide the Colombian security forces with advisory visits and information exchanges on counter-guerilla strategy.”
More of Anne Moffat's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 57 times in debates — well 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,595 (164th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £19,038 (419th) | £20,958 | £19,446 (335th) | £20,300 (201st) | £19,700 (joint 268th with 6 others) | £18,000 (joint 63rd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £26,974 (28th) | £23,533 (77th) | £20,724 (256th) | £28,258 | £21,205 (5th) | £18,743 (joint 312th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £28,279 (44th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,275 (297th) | £88,292 (299th) | £80,003 (446th) | £82,441 | £68,244 (446th) | £66,083 (415th) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £43,411 (431st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,263 (118th) | £9,942 (joint 155th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,258 (35th)3 | £18,670 (23rd)2 | £12,331 (121st)1 | £15,027 | £27,009 (15th) | £39,744 (1st) | £28,786 (4th) | £16,382 (47th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,373 (3rd) | £2,535 (13th) | £1,034 (joint 120th with 1 other) | £853 | £2,479 (41st) | £1,558 (joint 92nd with 1 other) | £1,342 (114th) | £3,209 (11th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £242 (281st) | 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 | £1,721 (554th) | £74 (635th) | £291 (610th) | £34 | £708 (400th) | £111 (642nd) | £0 | £131 (640th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £690 (joint 597th with 1 other) | £1,728 (457th) | £225 | £1,454 (499th) | £378 (635th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,194 (joint 336th with 2 others) | £1,334 (33rd) | £276 | £1,901 (joint 297th with 2 others) | £1,901 (joint 293rd with 2 others) | £1,624 (491st) | £1,624 (joint 413th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £180,457 (18th) | £168,255 (23rd) | £136,483 (350th) | £148,072 | £142,446 (54th) | £148,818 (7th) | £133,474 (17th) | £111,036 (17th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,787 (233rd). Rail £3,205 (278th). Air £11,628 (28th). Misc £50 (197th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,665 (416th). Rail £5,309 (171st). Air £10,289 (31st). Misc £995 (37th).
1 Car £2,240 (392nd). Rail £1,816 (352nd). Air £7,137 (67th). European £1,138 (36th).