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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

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

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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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Numerology

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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 of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Communications consultant to Ken Follett (author).
8. Land and Property
Residential flat in London, from which rental income is received.
Residential house in Cape Town, South Africa, from which rental income is occasionally received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) BEK Partnership; recording studio.

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

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Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (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£22,107 (192nd)£21,634£20,902 (joint 1st)£20,333 (joint 3rd)£19,722 (joint 1st)£15,400 (joint 308th)
London Supplement£0£0£0£0£0£0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,674 (262nd)£19,997£19,324 (joint 89th)£18,796 (joint 213th)£18,220 (joint 233rd)£13,264 (407th)
Staffing Allowance£81,462 (414th)£83,157£76,931 (106th)£68,717 (213th)£69,212 (joint 77th)£53,398 (92nd)
Members' Travel£2,184 (584th)*£2,277£2,822 (595th)£2,201 (610th)£1,878 (618th)£1,060 (627th)
Members' Staff Travel£0£0£0£0£0£0
Centrally Purchased Stationery£701 (joint 413th)£947£1,147 (248th)£1,034 (238th)£2,013 (joint 84th)£626 (joint 499th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,384 (171st)£2,143£4,757 (150th)£3,672 (190th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,788 (6th)£816£1,407 (600th)£1,407 (589th)£886 (632nd)£592 (591st)
Other Costs£0£0£0£2,054 (47th)£3,335 (43rd)£0
Total£133,300 (413th)£130,971£127,290 (joint 246th)£118,214 (348th)£115,266 (273rd)£84,340 (423rd)

* Car £2,184 (401st).