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Claire Ward

Labour MP for Watford

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice (since 10 Jun 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 1,148 votes. — 596th 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 Claire Ward voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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

Select Committee membership

• Member, Administration Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Education and Skills, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Croxley Rail Link, Vat, Middle East, Anti-social Behaviour Orders, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

(based on written questions asked by Claire Ward and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Traffic Management Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Justice: Community Orders (8 Feb 2010)

“The following table shows the number of community orders and those with a mental health treatment and unpaid work requirements which commenced under probation service supervision in each year from 2005 to 2008 (latest available). Data are available from April 2005 only as the community order was introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on 4 April 2005. Total number of persons...”

Written Answers — Justice: Crimes of Violence: Sentencing (8 Feb 2010)

“There are 440 offences-each with a statutory maximum-included in the categories asked for; to extract the number of persons sentenced to or who have served the maximum in each year could be supplied only at a disproportionate cost.”

Written Answers — Justice: Driving Offences (8 Feb 2010)

“The number of defendants found guilty at all courts in the Devon and Cornwall police force area and England for driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs and other motoring offences (by offence type) is given in Tables 1 and 2 from 1999 to 2008 (latest available). Sentences of immediate custody imposed at all courts are given in Tables 3 and 4. Court proceedings data are not...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 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 1 select committee (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 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 111 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Claire Ward speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,451 (347th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,906 (383rd). Rail £68 (566th). Misc £77 (175th).

¹ Car £1,418 (493rd).