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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

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

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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, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Databases, Electronic Voting, Land Registry, Travelling People, Land Registry: Fraud

(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

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 33 — Time limit for human rights actions against Northern Ireland Ministers etc (4 Nov 2009)

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for agreeing with my point. Like me, he spends many hours in Delegated Legislation Committees correcting the anomalies of the devolution legislation, and I and many of my colleagues—and many of his colleagues, and also many of the Minister's colleagues—spent weeks and months in this Chamber raising these matters when we dealt with the Scotland Act. I am...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 33 — Time limit for human rights actions against Northern Ireland Ministers etc (4 Nov 2009)

“The Minister shows great faith in his Government, but neither the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire nor I share it. The Minister is right that there is an alliance of sorts; it is an alliance of those who care about the Scottish legal system and the protection of Scots law and its principles. I have not said anything different from what I said when we discussed these matters and the...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 33 — Time limit for human rights actions against Northern Ireland Ministers etc (4 Nov 2009)

“We also welcome these provisions. I welcome the provisions already in the Bill, and I was pleased to see that, albeit belatedly, the Government had tabled the new clause. I do not blame the Minister for the delay; I appreciate what he said about the complexity of the issue, and I agree that it is not surprising that it has taken some time to present measures to deal with it. I must tell the...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 118 written questions in the last year — 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.
• 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Eleanor Laing speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 288 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £778 (540th).

^** Car £790 (550th). Air £380 (170th).