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Eleanor Laing
Conservative MP for Epping Forest
- Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 14,358 votes. — 97th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Eleanor Laing voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Education and Skills, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Databases, Electronic Voting, Travelling People, Land Registry: Fraud, Departmental Public Participation
(based on written questions asked by Eleanor Laing and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: British Constitution (18 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Prime Minister what steps the National Council for Democratic Renewal plans to take to consult (a) organisations and (b) individuals in the course of its work.”
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: Democratic Renewal Council and Domestic Policy Council (18 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Prime Minister whether he has requested the National Council for Democratic Renewal to report recommendations to him within a specified period.”
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: National Council for Democratic Renewal (18 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Prime Minister whether the recommendations of the National Council for Democratic Renewal will be published.”
More of Eleanor Laing's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 134 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 273 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of the Advisory Board of GovNet Communications, London. (Up to £5,000)
6. Overseas visits
15-22 February 2009, to Uganda, at the invitation of the Malaria Consortium to see how malaria was being combated in the country. Flights and in-country costs were paid by the Malaria Consortium. (Registered 16 March 2009)
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,082 (joint 144th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,631 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £16,435 (joint 487th) | £16,034 (170th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,032 (173rd) | £23,816 (127th) | £13,894 | £18,367 (329th) | £18,607 (joint 382nd) | £17,894 (389th) | £12,948 (421st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,456 (457th) | £85,185 (290th) | £83,736 | £72,255 (247th) | £63,643 (528th) | £65,409 (265th) | £46,106 (314th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,572 (514th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £778 (621st)* | £1,170 (611th)** | £1,756 | £1,954 (621st) | £2,972 (591st) | £452 (646th) | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £38 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £280 (joint 593rd) | £416 (joint 564th) | £286 | £276 (joint 605th) | £487 (518th) | £590 (528th) | £676 (joint 468th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,184 (539th) | £598 (615th) | £790 | £500 (623rd) | £1,567 (484th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th) | £1,013 (joint 405th) | £713 | £1,633 (529th) | £1,633 (519th) | £1,615 (498th) | £902 (578th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £576 (91st) | £396 (78th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,583 (478th) | £134,308 (joint 391st) | £122,844 | £116,463 (471st) | £109,638 (513th) | £102,395 (517th) | £76,666 (530th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £778 (540th).