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Dari Taylor

Labour MP for Stockton South

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 6,139 votes. — 412th 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 Dari Taylor 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 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

• Chairman, North East Regional Select Committee (since 17 Mar 2009)
• Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Treasury, Children, Schools and Families, Health, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools (Stockton, South), Foster Care, Adoption, Solvent Abuse, Higher Education

(based on written questions asked by Dari Taylor and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Energy and Climate Change: International Co-operation (5 Nov 2009) has video

“I wish to remind my right hon. Friend of his very good visit to Ensus on Teesside, which related to some very complex scientific analysis. During that visit, he stated that his chief scientist would visit Ensus. When will that visit take place, because we seriously look forward to it?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

“I warmly support the Prime Minister's determination to achieve an ambitious Copenhagen conference on climate change. With that in mind, will the growth in the consumption of animal wheat be on the agenda, as it significantly adds to CO2 emissions? If it is not, will my right hon. Friend allow me to invite scientists from Teesside, who will prove to him that it is essential that the item is on...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (2 Nov 2009) has video

“The statement on helicopters last week suggested to the House that we are seriously looking at cutting expenditure—those were the reports in the press over the weekend—and that the MOD staff are not on top of the issue. I would like reassurances that those reports are nonsensical.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dari Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 158 times in debates — below 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 £5,132 (95th). Rail £13,117 (8th).

^** Car £4,628 (179th). 3rd party £35 (45th). Rail £12,210 (10th).