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Eleanor Laing MP
- Conservative MP for Epping Forest
- Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Majority: 14,358 votes. — 98th out of 630 MPs.
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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 very 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 stopping 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, Transport, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Electronic Voting, Departmental Public Participation, Electoral Register: Internet, Special Educational Needs, Examinations
(based on written questions asked by Eleanor Laing and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Travelling People (19 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many cases there have been of Green Belt land being released in order to build publicly-owned Gypsy and Traveller sites in the last 10 years.”
- Points of Order (18 Nov 2008)
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this afternoon, the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan), accused me of misleading the House—”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Gypsy and Traveller Sites (18 Nov 2008)
“The Minister must recognise that no one on the Opposition side of the House objects to reasonable rights being given to Gypsies and Travellers. However, he and his Government are taking away the rights of other people in my constituency. Decent, normal, law-abiding, hard-working, tax-paying people are under threat of having the little pieces of land right next to their houses taken away by...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- 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 — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Eleanor Laing speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £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 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,816 (127th) | £13,894 | £18,367 (329th) | £18,607 (joint 382nd) | £17,894 (389th) | £12,948 (421st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,185 (290th) | £83,736 | £72,255 (247th) | £63,643 (528th) | £65,409 (265th) | £46,106 (314th) |
| Members' Travel | £1,170 (611th)* | £1,756 | £1,954 (621st) | £2,972 (591st) | £452 (646th) | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £38 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £416 (joint 564th) | £286 | £276 (joint 605th) | £487 (518th) | £590 (528th) | £676 (joint 468th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £598 (615th) | £790 | £500 (623rd) | £1,567 (484th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,013 (joint 405th) | £713 | £1,633 (529th) | £1,633 (519th) | £1,615 (498th) | £902 (578th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £576 (91st) | £396 (78th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,308 (joint 391st) | £122,844 | £116,463 (471st) | £109,638 (513th) | £102,395 (517th) | £76,666 (530th) |
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- Eleanor Laing's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Epping Forest (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Harlow (6 miles)
- Chingford & Woodford Green (6 miles)
- Ilford North (6 miles)
- Edmonton (7 miles)
- Enfield North (7 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Shadow Minister (Women and Equality), Communities and Local Government (20 Oct 2006 to 6 Jul 2007)
- Shadow Minister (Women and Equality), Trade & Industry (16 Dec 2005 to 20 Oct 2006)
- Shadow Minister (Women & Equality), Trade & Industry (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Scotland (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
- Shadow Minister (Women), Family (17 Mar 2005 to 20 May 2005)
- Shadow Minister for Women, Family (6 Jul 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)
- Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee (11 Jun 2004 to 25 Jan 2005)
- Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (to 25 Jan 2005)
- Shadow Minister (Women), Economic Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
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