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Anne Moffat

Labour MP for East Lothian


  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 7,620 votes. — 344th out of 643 MPs.

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 a mixture of for and 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury

  • 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)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Government Departments: Legal Profession (21 May 2009)

“To ask the Solicitor-General what the policy of the Law Officers' Departments is on encouraging Government lawyers to undertake pro bono work.”

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Economic Situation: Disadvantaged (20 May 2009)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment his Department has made of the effects on socially-excluded people of the recession.”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU-US Relations (19 May 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has held with his US counterpart on EU-US relations following President Obama's recent visit to Europe.”

More of Anne Moffat's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 24 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 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 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.
  • 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anne Moffat speaks.
  • 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: 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £19,038 (419th) £20,958 £19,446 (335th) £20,300 (201st) £19,700 (joint 268th) £18,000 (joint 63rd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£23,533 (77th) £20,724 (256th) £28,258 £21,205 (5th) £18,743 (joint 312th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £28,279 (44th)
Staffing Allowance£88,292 (299th) £80,003 (446th) £82,441 £68,244 (446th) £66,083 (415th) £63,788 (joint 346th) £43,411 (431st)
Communications Allowance£9,942 (joint 155th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£18,670 (23rd)* £12,331 (121st)** £15,027 £27,009 (15th) £39,744 (1st) £28,786 (4th) £16,382 (47th)
Members' Staff Travel£2,535 (13th) £1,034 (joint 120th) £853 £2,479 (41st) £1,558 (joint 92nd) £1,342 (114th) £3,209 (11th)
Members' Spouse Travel£242 (281st) 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£74 (635th) £291 (610th) £34 £708 (400th) £111 (642nd) £0 £131 (640th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£690 (joint 597th) £1,728 (457th) £225 £1,454 (499th) £378 (635th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,194 (joint 336th) £1,334 (33rd) £276 £1,901 (joint 297th) £1,901 (joint 293rd) £1,624 (491st) £1,624 (joint 413th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£168,255 (23rd) £136,483 (350th) £148,072 £142,446 (54th) £148,818 (7th) £133,474 (17th) £111,036 (17th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,787 (233rd). Rail £3,205 (278th). Air £11,628 (28th). Misc £50 (197th).

** Car £2,240 (392nd). Rail £1,816 (352nd). Air £7,137 (67th). European £1,138 (36th).