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Jessica Morden
Labour MP for Newport East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jessica Morden voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Home Department, Wales, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Recycling, Severn River Crossing: Tolls, Road Traffic: Severn Bridge, Renewable Energy, Child Care Vouchers
(based on written questions asked by Jessica Morden and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (17 May 2012)
“Please may we have a chance to debate the Government’s thoughts on regional pay? Last week, the Welsh Government produced an excellent response to the Government’s consultation, and it would be fantastic to have an early opportunity to articulate just how unfair, divisive and damaging these proposals will be for areas such as Newport in my constituency.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Identity and Passport Service (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many posts have been (a) advertised and (b) filled in each of the Identity and Passport Service's main application centres since May 2011.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 55 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £13,407 (458th) | £20,703 (367th) | £18,357 (439th) | £19,292 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,065 (171st) | £27,270 (24th) | £28,841 (29th) | £19,953 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £95,914 (303rd) | £89,512 (251st) | £77,988 (501st) | £74,129 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,394 (joint 173rd with 2 others) | £10,191 (114th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,363 (482nd)1 | £10,213 (212th)2 | £5,154 (460th)3 | £6,189 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £691 (108th) | £1,753 (33rd) | £728 (170th) | £1,262 | ||||
| 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 | £951 (613th) | £1,593 (77th) | £397 (572nd) | £1,201 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,708 (86th) | £1,045 (578th) | £2,378 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,117 (joint 470th with 1 other) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £146,785 (363rd) | £167,060 (30th) | £133,592 (406th) | £125,486 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £977 (500th). Rail £3,359 (269th). Misc £27 (222nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,788 (314th). Rail £6,813 (122nd). Misc £104 (155th). Other: European £508 (104th).