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Vera Baird
Labour MP for Redcar
- Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office (since 3 Dec 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 12,116 votes. — 107th 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 Vera Baird voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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: Home Department, Constitutional Affairs, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Solicitor-General
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Burma, Rape Trials, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Rape, Domestic Violence
(based on written questions asked by Vera Baird and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (32 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 522 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
20-22 May 2008, to Australia, to address a conference on domestic violence in Canberra. Return flights to Australia and accommodation in Canberra paid for by the ACT Government. (Registered 18 June 2008)
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (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 | £19,728 (399th) | £19,191 (416th) | £19,485 | £17,633 (411th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,693 (276th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,355 (377th) | £19,907 (376th) | £19,158 | £18,395 (325th) | £18,655 (366th) | £17,866 (397th) | £27,381 (50th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,488 (62nd) | £87,808 (130th) | £84,923 | £70,990 (287th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,561 (241st) | £44,208 (397th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,109 (455th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,263 (172nd)* | £12,921 (114th)** | £12,586 | £14,793 (147th) | £15,294 (136th) | £11,026 (285th) | £10,269 (203rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £637 (161st) | £2,776 (15th) | £1,762 | £3,015 (21st) | £626 (231st) | £1,714 (70th) | £1,629 (61st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £577 (446th) | £954 (joint 296th) | £781 | £747 (joint 382nd) | £876 (312th) | £1,469 (167th) | £1,896 (87th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,560 (454th) | £2,144 (391st) | £1,460 | £3,125 (257th) | £2,814 (286th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,258 (joint 250th) | £1,071 (joint 298th) | £0 | £1,767 (483rd) | £1,767 (474th) | £1,767 (451st) | £1,767 (391st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,975 (237th) | £146,772 (140th) | £140,155 | £130,465 (181st) | £128,388 (146th) | £119,096 (192nd) | £105,159 (41st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,420 (352nd). Rail £8,843 (72nd).