• Conservative MP for Totnes
• Majority: 1,947 votes. — 566th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Anthony Steen voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Human Trafficking, St. Helena, Dentistry, Railways

(based on written questions asked by Anthony Steen and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Mussels (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will instruct the Fish Health Inspectorate to reduce the five working days' notice required for a visual inspection of mussels on the seabed in an approved zone in the open sea west of Brixham harbour so as to provide an EU health certificate under Commission Decision 2007/104/EC.”

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Human Trafficking (13 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2008, Official Report, columns 351-2W, on human trafficking, to which trafficking statistics her answer refers; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the statistics.”

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Human Trafficking: Prosecutions (13 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Solicitor-General how many of the 125 prosecutions under Operation Pentameter II have resulted in convictions; and what sentences were issued.”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 126 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 17 comments on this MP's speeches — well 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.
• 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anthony Steen speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £6,383 (54th). 3rd party £26 (50th). Rail £3,416 (243rd). European £3,290 (2nd).