• Labour MP for Blackpool North & Fleetwood
• Majority: 5,062 votes. — 433rd out of 631 MPs.
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How Joan Humble voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Health, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Services, Harassment Investigations, Armed Services (Training), Department Equality, Deepcut Review

(based on written questions asked by Joan Humble and answered by departments)

Housing (Disabled Children) (22 Jul 2008)

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Housing (Disabled Children) (22 Jul 2008)

“I am pleased that the Minister has confirmed that people are able to re-apply. A family with a disabled child, in a case that I took up, went to their local authority to see if they could have a new adaptation because the child was growing, but they were told that they could not. It was only after I had intervened on their behalf that we clarified this point. Again, as hon. Members have...”

Housing (Disabled Children) (22 Jul 2008)

“I would not want my hon. Friend the Minister to go away with the idea that, although there are problems with two-tier authorities, those problems are insuperable. I shall give the hon. Gentleman one example that I know about of two-tier authorities working together. Lancashire county council told my borough of the needs of a particular family. When some new building was taking place, within...”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — 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 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• 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.
• 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Joan Humble speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 107 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £1,752 (448th). Rail £12,150 (12th).