• Labour MP for Blaydon
• PPS (Bill Rammell, Minister of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,335 votes. — 406th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How David Anderson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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

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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, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Probation: Northumbria, Education, Iraq, Bees

(based on written questions asked by David Anderson and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Community Assets Programme (7 May 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what progress has been made on the community assets programme; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Defence: Weather: Forecasts (7 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the accuracy of weather forecasts provided by the Meteorological Office in respect of each region of the UK; and what plans he has to improve the accuracy of such forecasts.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much and what proportion of the total administrative cost of the coal health compensation schemes had been spent on (a) contractors and (b) external legal advice as at 31 March 2008.”

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 105 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Anderson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,140 (405th). Rail £9,351 (42nd). Air £291 (188th).