• Labour MP for Camberwell & Peckham
• Minister of State, Government Equalities Office (since 3 Dec 2007)
  Lord Privy Seal, House of Commons (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 13,483 votes. — 15th out of 631 MPs.
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How Harriet Harman voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted 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 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

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)

Written Ministerial Statements — Leader of the House: Topical Debates (22 Jul 2008)

“I am today publishing the outcome of my review into the operation of topical debates. I announced the review on 7 February, following their introduction in November 2007, on an experimental basis for the 2007-08 Session. My intention is to place topical debates on a permanent basis and to bring forward a motion before the end of the Session for the decision of the House. Background On 25...”

Written Ministerial Statements — Leader of the House: e-Petitions (22 Jul 2008)

“I wish to make the following statement. Procedure Committee reports on public petitions The Procedure Committee published a report on e-petitions on 6 April (First report, 2007-08, HC 136). This followed its 2007 report on updating the traditional petitions procedure. Both these reports arose in part out of the growing search for measures to re-engage the public with Parliament and with...”

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Departmental Delivery Services (22 Jul 2008)

“Monitoring the cost of mail services for the office of the Leader of the House of Commons is handled by the Cabinet Office. Mail services are provided by the Cabinet Office's facilities management providers who decide the most economical method of sending mail externally, unless instructed by the customer to use a specific service, e.g. recorded or special delivery.”

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well 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 1 select committee (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 102 comments on this MP's speeches — well above 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.
• 109 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Harriet Harman speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 701 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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