• Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Work & Pensions (since 21 Jul 2008)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,593 votes. — 358th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Jennifer Willott voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Work and Pensions, Justice, Home Department, Health, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Vetting, Financial Assistance Scheme, Departments: ICT, Genetics: Databases, Blood: Contamination

(based on written questions asked by Jennifer Willott and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Vetting (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Fraud (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on how many occasions staff employed by his Department have defrauded his Department in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Fraud (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the losses to his Department from fraud committed by staff of his Department in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 392 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jennifer Willott speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 34 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £2,923 (328th). Rail £1,093 (411th). Air £102 (235th). Other £12 (69th).