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Geraldine Smith
Labour MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,768 votes. — 446th 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 Geraldine Smith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for 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
- Sometimes 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, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North West Regional Development Agency, Postcomm, Tax Credits, Royal Mail, Vision Boards
(based on written questions asked by Geraldine Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Banking Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (29 Oct 2009)
“It is painfully clear to the whole country that the two sides in the postal dispute cannot reach agreement. Will the Minister with responsibility for postal services come to the House and explain why he will not instruct Royal Mail to go to arbitration so that we can stop the dispute?”
- Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video
“It is important that the Minister takes note of the ombudsman. However, it is equally important that we introduce a scheme as quickly as possible to help as many people as possible. No one has mentioned the financial cost, but that must be a consideration.”
- Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video
“The costs are very important, as is the time scale involved. How much does the hon. Gentleman expect the proposal to cost, and according to what time scale does he see the money being spent?”
More of Geraldine Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 57 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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.
- 136 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Geraldine Smith speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 101 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,035 (182nd) | £22,034 (247th) | £21,627 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,126 (314th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,009 (joint 173rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £22,889 (95th) | £29,140 (joint 12th) | £28,391 | £19,299 (143rd) | £18,721 (331st) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £12,441 (448th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,554 (396th) | £76,909 (525th) | £75,647 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £47,258 (272nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,399 (27th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,868 (60th)* | £14,523 (77th)** | £10,964 | £13,070 (221st) | £13,411 (195th) | £19,096 (60th) | £12,967 (109th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,765 (31st) | £1,654 (56th) | £3,413 | £3,840 (11th) | £1,939 (57th) | £1,898 (54th) | £2,080 (34th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £410 (540th) | £1,058 (260th) | £1,068 | £1,067 (264th) | £4,250 (14th) | £1,759 (115th) | £2,320 (45th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,077 (555th) | £2,588 (326th) | £3,384 | £2,878 (282nd) | £8,867 (32nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,100 (495th) | £943 (joint 494th) | £137 | £1,934 (joint 234th) | £1,934 (joint 229th) | £1,934 (joint 226th) | £1,934 (joint 215th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,097 (37th) | £148,849 (102nd) | £144,631 | £137,204 (87th) | £136,271 (58th) | £128,239 (42nd) | £95,009 (169th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £12,583 (12th). Misc £450 (73rd). Other: Rail £12 (192nd). European £1,143 (46th).