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Edward Balls

Labour MP for Normanton

• Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 28 Jun 2007)

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 10,002 votes. — 158th 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 Edward Balls voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Health, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Care Support Services, Care Leavers, Mental Health, Rwanda, Teenage Pregnancy

(based on written questions asked by Edward Balls and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

“This is the second time that we have had an intervention on that point, so I just want to clarify it. When the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) reads the Children, Schools and Families Bill, he will see the detail, which may be helpful. Local authorities have the right under existing legislation to enter the home where a child is at risk and there is a concern about...”

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

“I take very seriously the interests and views of the NAHT, the NUT and the Association of School and College Leaders, as the hon. Gentleman does. However, I am sure that he would agree that, as well as listening to the views of teachers and the profession, it is important that we stand up for the rights of children and parents. The change to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning...”

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

“I look forward to the debates that will happen in Committee. We will set out more details on how we will implement the guarantees as we take forward the White Paper in advance of that. As usual, the hon. Gentleman is making serious policy points. The point that he made about the pupil premium is absolutely right. A pupil premium could lead to more or less resourcing going to a school with...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 35 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 170 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Edward Balls speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 453 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,277 (180th). Rail £7,019 (113th). Misc £50 (197th).

^** Car £5,064 (141st). 3rd party £30 (47th). Rail £8,839 (52nd).