• Labour MP for Rossendale & Darwen
• Majority: 3,676 votes. — 497th out of 631 MPs.
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How Janet Anderson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly 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 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
• Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister, Culture Media and Sport, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Wind Farms, Mobile Phones, Intellectual Property Rights, Food Standards Agency, Social Security Benefits: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

(based on written questions asked by Janet Anderson and answered by departments)

[Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Road Safety (16 Jul 2008)

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate on an important issue in our part of east Lancashire, as we know from the Lancashire Telegraph campaign. He is now moving on to other types of restrictions, but can he confirm that as well as the graduated licences, some of those restrictions are in place in other countries?”

HMRC: Vehicle Safety (Loads) (25 Jun 2008)

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a mandatory code of practice on safety of vehicle loads; and for connected purposes. On 1 November 2006, Valerie Taylor, a 63-year-old retired lecturer from my constituency, tragically lost her life in a road traffic accident that could have been entirely avoided. While she was driving from Rossendale to Liverpool to take her...”

Written Answers — Transport: Public Transport: Greater Manchester (18 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to her Oral Statement of 9 June 2008, Official Report, columns 22-23, on transport (Greater Manchester), how much of the funding allocated for public transport in Greater Manchester will be allocated to transport routes from East Lancashire.”

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 115 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Janet Anderson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 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 £13,851 (1st). Rail £1,772 (354th). Air £3,204 (86th).