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Gillian Merron
Labour MP for Lincoln
- Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,614 votes. — 431st 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 Gillian Merron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 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 moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drug Abuse Services, HIV, Lincolnshire County Council, Shared Residency Orders, Milk
(based on written questions asked by Gillian Merron and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse (8 Feb 2010)
“The Department uses the percentage of adults drinking more than twice the recommended number of units for regular drinking (two-three units for women; three-four for men) on the individual's heaviest drinking day in the last week, as a proxy estimate for binge drinking levels in the population. The latest available data, "General Lifestyle Survey 2008: Smoking and drinking among adults,...”
- Written Answers — Health: Genetically Modified Organisms (8 Feb 2010)
“I refer my right hon. Friend to the written answer given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State (Ann Keen) on 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 654W.”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Hazards: Radiation Exposure (8 Feb 2010)
“The Department of Health does not hold this information centrally. The Department has supported research over the last decade in relation to concerns that there might be adverse effects from the low levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields from power lines, mobile phones and telecommunications masts. In the course of this work, the scientific and medical communities have become aware of...”
More of Gillian Merron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 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 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 238 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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 | £20,095 (277th) | £22,641 (250th) | £21,258 (329th) | £19,969 | £20,064 (301st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,631 (joint 293rd with 1 other) | £13,038 (485th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,090 (469th) | £13,140 (514th) | £20,945 (239th) | £14,415 | £18,687 (286th) | £17,893 (473rd) | £18,211 (258th) | £18,202 (227th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,738 (134th) | £97,565 (joint 38th with 1 other) | £86,770 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £81,813 | £74,442 (157th) | £71,759 (131st) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £47,921 (247th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,333 (195th) | £8,110 (324th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,903 (386th)3 | £6,298 (381st)2 | £7,703 (314th)1 | £6,707 | £8,357 (409th) | £8,924 (366th) | £11,391 (270th) | £10,166 (208th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,073 (73rd) | £1,063 (95th) | £929 (136th) | £1,310 | £1,594 (111th) | £950 (170th) | £1,235 (126th) | £1,007 (134th) |
| 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 | £6,566 (78th) | £1,527 (86th) | £1,732 (125th) | £2,448 | £2,289 (joint 89th with 1 other) | £2,200 (50th) | £2,278 (51st) | £2,129 (60th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,461 (107th) | £4,628 (154th) | £6,064 | £10,794 (37th) | £11,396 (17th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,167 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £949 (joint 486th with 2 others) | £754 | £2,009 (joint 59th with 2 others) | £1,996 (joint 70th with 3 others) | £1,996 (joint 69th with 3 others) | £1,996 (joint 68th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,797 (209th) | £155,972 (172nd) | £144,914 (176th) | £133,480 | £139,854 (64th) | £136,706 (55th) | £123,954 (87th) | £94,459 (joint 178th with 1 other) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,803 (411th). Rail £4,495 (211th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £957 (501st). Rail £4,887 (193rd). Misc £59 (189th).