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Jessica Morden

Labour MP for Newport East

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 6,838 votes. — 248th 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 Jessica Morden 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 very 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for 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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Recycling, Renewable Energy, Multiple Myeloma, Police, Child Care Vouchers

(based on written questions asked by Jessica Morden and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Debt Management (10 Nov 2009) has video

“What progress has been made in his Department's consultation on debt management schemes; and if he will make a statement.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Debt Management (10 Nov 2009) has video

“The consultation is very welcome. Will the Minister listen to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and look long and hard at how we can tackle the most unscrupulous debt management companies, which often prey on people when they are at their most financially vulnerable by not being clear about the cost of their services up front and by giving inappropriate advice?”

Written Answers — Treasury: Child Care Vouchers (4 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of parents receiving childcare vouchers from employers who pay income tax at the basic rate.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 63% of votes in 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 18–19 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") 22 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

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

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,788 (314th). Rail £6,813 (122nd). Misc £104 (155th). Other: European £508 (104th).

^** Car £2,139 (406th). Rail £3,015 (264th).