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Geraldine Smith
Labour MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,768 votes. — 447th 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 moderately 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
- 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
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“My right hon. Friend is right. All returning officers will act in an honest and honourable way, but most people also like the easy option-and the easy option in this regard is counting the votes the next day. The onus, as the hon. Member for Epping Forest pointed out, should be on the returning officer to justify why they cannot count the votes immediately after the poll.”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
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- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
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More of Geraldine Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 56 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 62% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,744 (212th) | £23,035 (182nd) | £22,034 (247th) | £21,627 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,126 (314th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,009 (joint 173rd with 4 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,659 (236th) | £22,889 (95th) | £29,140 (joint 12th with 6 others) | £28,391 | £19,299 (143rd) | £18,721 (331st) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,441 (448th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,657 (280th) | £85,554 (396th) | £76,909 (525th) | £75,647 | £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £47,258 (272nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £15,481 (25th) | £14,399 (27th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,314 (45th)3 | £15,868 (60th)2 | £14,523 (77th)1 | £10,964 | £13,070 (221st) | £13,411 (195th) | £19,096 (60th) | £12,967 (109th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £371 (197th) | £1,765 (31st) | £1,654 (56th) | £3,413 | £3,840 (11th) | £1,939 (57th) | £1,898 (54th) | £2,080 (34th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,926 (387th) | £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 with 1 other) | £137 | £1,934 (joint 234th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 229th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 226th with 7 others) | £1,934 (joint 215th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,152 (45th) | £166,097 (37th) | £148,849 (102nd) | £144,631 | £137,204 (87th) | £136,271 (58th) | £128,239 (42nd) | £95,009 (169th) |
2 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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (430th). Rail £15,265 (5th). Misc £487 (76th). Other: Rail £22 (153rd).