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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.
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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 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
- 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, 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)
- 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)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (19 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 — Culture Media and Sport: Football (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Premier League 4 Sport partnerships have so far been set up; and what assessment he has made of their impact.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Business: Billing (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effect on small businesses of the time to pay measures.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (14 Oct 2009) has video
“Does my right hon. Friend share my concern about the ever-increasing exploitation in the construction industry, in which foreign workers are driving wages down and where people are not complying with certain safety regulations. The matter comes up in my surgery on a regular basis. Both foreign and indigenous workers are being exploited by the employers. Do we need stricter regulation?”
More of Anne Moffat's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 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 64% 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.
- 70 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: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).