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Emily Thornberry

Labour MP for Islington South & Finsbury

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 484 votes. — 607th 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 Emily Thornberry voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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

Select Committee membership

• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 24 Oct 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Transport, International Development, Treasury, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Policies, Water Action Plan, Water and Sanitation (Funding), Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act, Active Communities Directorate

(based on written questions asked by Emily Thornberry and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

“It is an honour and a privilege, not only for me but for my constituents in Islington, South and Finsbury, to be asked to second the loyal address. I was also delighted to hear that I was to be doing a double act with my good friend and western neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson). It is very strange to be a Back Bencher and to speak in this...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (10 Nov 2009) has video

“Since Ben's death, Debbie and George Kinsella have been campaigning for an increase in sentences for those guilty of knife crime. I know that my right hon. Friend has had meetings with the family, and with their priest, Father Jim Kennedy. On their behalf, and that of the people of Islington, I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement today.”

Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Inspections (9 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 October 2009, Official Report, columns 53-54WS, on temporary transfer of prisoners prior to inspection, whether the prisoners moved between HMP Pentonville and HMP Wandsworth were transferred by private contractors; and what record was kept of (a) the transfer of each prisoner and (b) the physical...”

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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 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 190 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Emily Thornberry speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 69 times in debates — well below 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.

^** Air £291 (188th).