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Elliot Morley

Labour MP for Scunthorpe

• Also represented Glanford and Scunthorpe

• Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
• Majority: 8,963 votes. — 149th 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 Elliot Morley 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
• Chairman, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 22 Jan 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Transport, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Communities and Local Government

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Birds: Imports, Breast Cancer, Grasslands: Nature Conservation, Cancer, Council Tax: Arrears

(based on written questions asked by Elliot Morley and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

“I welcome the focus on training for low-carbon economies and technologies, which is very much the future. My right hon. Friend talked about the regional development agencies having a strategic role in terms of training. Can he assure me that that would allow them to take a strategic approach in relation to funding from the European Union, Government grants and private sector grants in order...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 Nov 2009) has video

“The news today of the biggest rise in the number of people in employment for 18 months is good. However, in my constituency there have been many job loses, particularly in the steel industry. One company told me that the greatest help that it has received has come from the effects of the fiscal stimulus, public sector investment in building and infrastructure, and training. As we begin to see...”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the Treasury has to be engaged, but there will need to be international agreement on shipping with the International Maritime Organisation, and aviation matters will also have to be agreed internationally. That must be on the agenda at Copenhagen.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 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.
• 37 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Elliot Morley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1168 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 £2,441 (351st). Rail £7,817 (94th). Other: Rail £26 (173rd). European £993 (57th).

^** Car £2,368 (382nd). Rail £9,897 (34th). European £341 (108th).