• Labour MP for Stockton South
• Majority: 6,139 votes. — 403rd out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Dari Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against stopping 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.

Select Committee membership

• 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, Work and Pensions

• 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)

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (13 Nov 2008)

“I would appreciate it if one of the energy and climate change team would state clearly and boldly that biofuels are essential if we are to achieve our emissions targets. Will one of them visit the biofuels companies and farmers in the north-east? I should greatly appreciate that, as sustainable and innovative food and fuel projects are being developed that are receiving millions of pounds in...”

Business of the House: Regional Accountability (12 Nov 2008)

“Speaking as Member of Parliament for a constituency in the north-east, does my right hon. and learned Friend accept that big organisations often set priorities that my constituents neither have any involvement in nor feel that they are a part of, and they believe that through a Select Committee—through me—they have a chance of being heard?”

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• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments 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.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dari Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

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