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Celia Barlow

Labour MP for Hove

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 420 votes. — 621st out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Celia Barlow voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and 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 very 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

Select Committee membership

• Member, South East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 31 Oct 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Children, Schools and Families, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Smoke Alarms, Middle East, Fire Regulations, Carter Review, Sri Lanka

(based on written questions asked by Celia Barlow and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Banking Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)

“I welcome my right hon. Friend's suggestion that local authorities have a responsibility to act. How will he assist them and make them act in Hove where we have a shortfall of more than 100 places, which means that parents have to take three buses to a local school? How will he ensure that Brighton and Hove Tory council acts with the urgency that parents and children need?”

Points of Order: Policing and Crime Bill (19 May 2009)

“In Brighton and Hove, money was ring-fenced for a private Bill to change the licensing law, and there is a will among all parties to control the spread of lap dancing, particularly in small communities like my own in Hove or Slade. There is concern that, on a temporary basis, it will possible to hold up to 11 such events a year, and it will be very difficult to police them in the same...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 May 2009) has video

“This weekend, I witnessed the great escape of Brighton and Hove Albion in securing its place in the first division. Its next goal of championship football is boosted by construction under way at Falmer Community stadium, which will eventually provide 66 apprenticeships, not mentioning those involved in building it. That is a stark contrast to Brighton and Hove city council—”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 154 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Celia Barlow speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 £1,161 (503rd). Rail £4,553 (205th). Misc £1,394 (18th). Other: Rail £27 (171st). European £249 (129th).

^** Car £3,882 (253rd). 3rd party £1 (65th). Rail £1,938 (341st). Other £3,240 (9th).