• Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central
• Shadow Minister, Home Affairs (since 6 Mar 2008)
  Deputy Chief Whips, Whips (Commons) (since 6 Mar 2008)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,593 votes. — 361st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Jennifer Willott voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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 very strongly 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: Justice, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Health, Trade and Industry

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

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

Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average number of hours was a prisoner spent outside his or her cell (a) per day and (b) per week in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Females (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of time served in prison on remand was for women in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b) in 2008 to date; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Written Questions: Government Responses (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will answer Question 179094 on the national DNA database tabled on 9 January 2008 by the hon. Member for Cardiff Central; and if she will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 329 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 75% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jennifer Willott speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 24 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 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).