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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. — 98th 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 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 very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Freedom of Information, Departmental Databases, Departmental Data Protection, Electronic Voting, Land Registry
(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)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (7 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)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (4 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 — Justice: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Parliament and (b) the Scottish Executive on Clause 36 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill; (2) whether he notified the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament of the provisions in Clause 36 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill; (3) what discussions he had with...”
- Bill Presented: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (No.2) Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“For the sake of clarity, do the Government intend that asymptomatic pleural plaques, as a disease, will not give rise to compensation but will merely be noted in order to establish the causal link between the employment and the possible future development of asbestosis or other serious diseases such as mesothelioma? Is the Minister talking about that causal link, rather than having actual...”
- Bill Presented: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (No.2) Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“The Minister may in his last few remarks have answered my question. Does he agree that where those scans are not necessary, it is vital that they do not take place? He and the hon. Member for Hendon have both argued very strongly-I do not disagree-that it is the psychological effect of knowing that one has pleural plaques that causes the injury, rather than the pleural plaques themselves, in...”
More of Eleanor Laing's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 143 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 2008, 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 10 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") 299 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,665 (302nd) | £23,082 (joint 144th with 3 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,631 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £16,435 (joint 487th with 1 other) | £16,034 (170th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,331 (337th) | £21,032 (173rd) | £23,816 (127th) | £13,894 | £18,367 (329th) | £18,607 (joint 382nd with 2 others) | £17,894 (389th) | £12,948 (421st) |
| Staffing costs | £103,951 (69th) | £83,456 (457th) | £85,185 (290th) | £83,736 | £72,255 (247th) | £63,643 (528th) | £65,409 (265th) | £46,106 (314th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,394 (384th) | £3,572 (514th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £826 (622nd)3 | £778 (621st)2 | £1,170 (611th)1 | £1,756 | £1,954 (621st) | £2,972 (591st) | £452 (646th) | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £38 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,646 (563rd) | £280 (joint 593rd with 1 other) | £416 (joint 564th with 1 other) | £286 | £276 (joint 605th with 1 other) | £487 (518th) | £590 (528th) | £676 (joint 468th with 2 others) |
| 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 with 5 others) | £1,013 (joint 405th with 1 other) | £713 | £1,633 (529th) | £1,633 (519th) | £1,615 (498th) | £902 (578th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £576 (91st) | £396 (78th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,813 (321st) | £134,583 (478th) | £134,308 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £122,844 | £116,463 (471st) | £109,638 (513th) | £102,395 (517th) | £76,666 (530th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £778 (540th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £826 (513th).