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Kali Mountford

Labour MP for Colne Valley

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 1,501 votes. — 584th 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 Kali Mountford voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on 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, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Dec 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Chancellor, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Dispute Resolution, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority, Donors: Health Education, Smuggling

(based on written questions asked by Kali Mountford and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Local Government Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: Caring for the Elderly (15 Jul 2009)

“I have been a Member in this House for a little while now, and during that time I have discussed demographic change on many occasions. The hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) has been in the Chamber for some of those debates, and we have had several exchanges about the need to look ahead at what we must do for people in the future. It is therefore a little remiss to have forgotten...”

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: Caring for the Elderly (15 Jul 2009)

“I shall do my best to sit down, if the hon. Gentleman will give me a moment to do so.”

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: Caring for the Elderly (15 Jul 2009)

“I understand exactly what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but I have read the Green Paper and I feel that the Government are making three interesting proposals. It is right for us to debate the new proposals and see what we can do to change the situation that he describes. The people in the cases in my postbag have been receiving NHS care, so that situation has not arisen because such care is...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kali Mountford speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 186 times in debates — 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 £7,816 (12th). Rail £6,414 (138th).

^** Car £6,995 (30th). Rail £9,157 (48th).