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Jamie Reed

Labour MP for Copeland

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 6,320 votes. — 304th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Jamie Reed voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Justice, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Culture Media and Sport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Avian Influenza, Digital Broadcasting: Copeland, Tourism, Health Services: Cumbria, Agriculture: Subsidies

(based on written questions asked by Jamie Reed and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Planning Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Energy Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Energy Security and Nuclear Non-Proliferation (1 Jul 2009)

“This is an important debate. I am pleased that somebody with such a keen intellect as yours, Dr. McCrea, is presiding over it because it requires such a tenor of adjudication. I am pleased to welcome the Minister to his new role. I know that he will bring his own brand of intellectual rigour, diligence and enthusiasm to the post, which he displayed as an able Back-Bench colleague. The...”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Minimum Wage (1 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses in (a) each district in Cumbria and (b) the UK using tips as a means of ensuring their employees receive the national minimum wage; what estimate his Department has made of (i) the number of employees involved and (ii) the monetary value of such tips...”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Armed Conflict (25 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the preconditions necessary for the establishment of a lasting two-state solution with regard to Israel and Palestine.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 132 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 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.
• 105 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jamie Reed speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 32 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,611 (332nd). Rail £15,180 (3rd).

^** Car £3,690 (265th). Rail £8,383 (59th). Air £4,767 (74th). Other £888 (29th).