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Janet Anderson
Labour MP for Rossendale & Darwen
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 3,676 votes. — 506th 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 Janet Anderson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against 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 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Warm Front Scheme, Wind Farms, Mobile Phones, Intellectual Property Rights, Food Standards Agency
(based on written questions asked by Janet Anderson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Road Safety Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Correspondence (16 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when the Minister of State for Further Education plans to reply to the letters of 7 August 2009 from the Director General of the Alliance against intellectual property theft and the Chief Executive of the Trading Standards Institute on intellectual property.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (7 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State expects to provide a substantive reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen of 16 November 2009 sent on behalf of her constituent Miss Ashley Redmayne.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Heating (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the accredited achieved efficiencies of heat pumps.”
More of Janet Anderson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 116 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Janet Anderson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,039 (180th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,632 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £11,192 (538th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st with 8 others) |
| Office running costs | £25,463 (50th) | £29,281 (11th) | £29,157 (10th) | £28,412 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,668 (426th) | £29,520 (31st) |
| Staffing costs | £96,897 (276th) | £82,300 (488th) | £78,550 (489th) | £75,634 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £67,969 (321st) | £69,129 (115th) | £32,166 (616th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,710 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £9,930 (joint 161st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,355 (85th)3 | £19,547 (21st)2 | £18,827 (22nd)1 | £17,874 | £24,688 (24th) | £19,474 (59th) | £28,207 (7th) | £28,014 (2nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £277 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £1,418 (54th) | £1,489 (72nd) | £573 | £2,042 (71st) | £2,801 (26th) | £1,734 (67th) | £1,356 (88th) |
| 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 | £4,153 (249th) | £1,367 (118th) | £1,512 (155th) | £2,261 | £2,739 (62nd) | £1,928 (77th) | £2,013 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £1,575 (148th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,404 (26th) | £2,833 (304th) | £5,751 | £9,900 (47th) | £3,371 (220th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,270 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £1,132 (joint 197th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,104 (638th) | £1,104 (635th) | £1,104 (612th) | £1,104 (538th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,861 (39th) | £173,556 (7th) | £155,610 (43rd) | £152,137 | £151,036 (20th) | £135,779 (61st) | £139,577 (6th) | £104,944 (43rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £11,996 (1st). Rail £2,987 (291st). Air £2,693 (79th). Misc £715 (51st). Other: European £1,156 (42nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £10,353 (2nd). Rail £1,534 (397th). Air £977 (100th). Misc £289 (111th). Other: European £1,202 (41st).
1 Car £13,851 (1st). Rail £1,772 (354th). Air £3,204 (86th).