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Eric Martlew

Labour MP for Carlisle

• Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
• Majority: 5,695 votes. — 351st out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Eric Martlew voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 moderately 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 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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, North West Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Transport, Education and Skills, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Cumbria Health Action Zone, New Deal Schemes: Self-employed, Badgers/Bovine Tuberculosis, Cumbria, North West Regional Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee

(based on written questions asked by Eric Martlew and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (25 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Department for Transport: Road Safety (2 Jul 2009)

“I heard what the Minister said about the possibility that last year might have been exceptional. However, deaths are down to about 2,500 and he is talking about bringing them down to 2,000 in 12 years' time. That does not seem too ambitious to me.”

Department for Transport: Road Safety (2 Jul 2009)

“To clarify, the Opposition's position is to do nothing. Is that correct?”

Department for Transport: Road Safety (2 Jul 2009)

“I looked into this, too, and the hon. Gentleman is right, but does he realise that in a lot of the countries he mentioned there is no driving ban? Instead there is a fine, or perhaps a few points. Is it not better to have a higher level and a draconian punishment than to go the French way of reducing the level but only giving a fine?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Eric Martlew speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 287 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,606 (246th). Rail £8,113 (85th). Misc £92 (168th).

^** Car £3,299 (293rd). Rail £6,822 (98th). Air £815 (122nd). Other £152 (50th).