• Labour MP for Slough
• Majority: 7,851 votes. — 255th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Fiona Mactaggart voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 very 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 for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. 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

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) (since 7 May 2008)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Education and Skills, Lord Chancellor

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Public Appointments, Population Estimates, Prostitution, Asylum Appeals, Entry Clearance

(based on written questions asked by Fiona Mactaggart and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Youth Crime Action Plan (17 Nov 2008)

“I strongly welcome the emphasis on early intervention as part of an anti-crime initiative, as well as positive activities for young people, but may I ask the Secretary of State to ensure that we have long-term research to find out just how powerful the impact of early intervention is? The High/Scope Perry project in America did not reveal how effective it was until about 30 years after the...”

Deferred Division: Speaker's Conference (12 Nov 2008)

“I rise to make the point that getting better representation for those who are currently under-represented is a matter not only of fairness to people who want to be in Parliament, but of better government. The lack of research on the difference that a substantial increase in the number of women and better representation of ethnic minorities has made in Parliament is shocking. After 1,000 days...”

More of Fiona Mactaggart's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 comments 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.
• 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Fiona Mactaggart speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 244 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £663 (559th). Rail £433 (485th). Other £5 (72nd).