• Labour MP for Warrington North
• Majority: 12,204 votes. — 118th out of 631 MPs.
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How Helen Jones voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mersey Regional Ambulance Service, Cheshire and Merseyside SHA, School Meals, Specialist Schools, Carers

(based on written questions asked by Helen Jones and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Justice: Mentally Disturbed Offenders (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that a person subjected to a hospital order is not moved to a hospital near to his or her victims without there being (a) consultation with and (b) notification to those victims or their families.”

Written Answers — Justice: Mentally Disturbed Offenders (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review the rights of victims and their families to be consulted prior to a person who has been convicted of an offence and made subject to a hospital order being moved to another institution.”

Written Answers — Justice: Mentally Disturbed Offenders (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that the rights of victims and their families are safeguarded when a convicted person is subject to a hospital order rather than given a prison sentence; and if he will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 123 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Helen Jones speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 119 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,343 (383rd). 3rd party £85 (35th). Rail £9,740 (37th).