• Labour MP for Stevenage
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office (since 3 Dec 2007)
• Majority: 3,139 votes. — 506th out of 631 MPs.
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How Barbara Follett voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Health, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foot Health Care, Equal Pay, Health Professions Council, Tax Law Rewrite Project, Zimbabwe

(based on written questions asked by Barbara Follett and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Departmental Sick Leave (22 Jul 2008)

“The Government Equalities Office was established on 12 October 2007. Since that date no staff have had five or more periods of sickness absence of less than five days.”

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equality Bill (22 Jul 2008)

“An initial regulatory impact assessment was published with the consultation on the proposals for the Bill last year. This is now in the process of being revised. A further impact assessment will be published before the Bill is introduced.”

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Refuges: Halifax (22 Jul 2008)

“The services available to women seeking refuge from domestic violence who have no access to public funds in the constituency of Halifax differ, at present, depending on whether or not the woman concerned has children. If she has, the services available to her and her children are coordinated under a protocol set up by the Calderdale Domestic Violence Forum in partnership with Calderdale...”

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 76 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Barbara Follett speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,184 (401st).