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Kitty Ussher

Labour MP for Burnley

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• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,778 votes. — 380th 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 Kitty Ussher 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
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Small Business Research Initiative, Pakistan: Entry Clearances, Clinical Services Review (East Lancashire), Postal Voting, Lebanon

(based on written questions asked by Kitty Ussher and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
• Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

“I am extremely grateful for the constructive approach that my hon. Friend is taking. As a Minister, he has a large amount of personal experience of how these things work in other parts of the country. Does he think that it is a realistic aim for the local partners to try to achieve starting work on the ground in 2011?”

Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

“I am grateful for the opportunity to raise an issue of critical importance to my constituency, both now and for its future prosperity. When I first rose in this House to give my maiden speech, a mere four and a half years ago, I drew the House's attention to two critical strengths of my constituency of Burnley. The first is our proud manufacturing tradition, which I am pleased to say is still...”

Todmorden Rail Link (15 Oct 2009) has video

“I agree with my hon. Friend. Notwithstanding the fact that the track that would benefit my constituents lies in her constituency, her constituents would benefit from it, too. She has got right to the heart of this issue, because we must not view transport links as simply a tool to reduce congestion; they are also a regeneration tool in themselves. My constituency provides a good example of...”

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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 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations 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.
• 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kitty Ussher speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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 £1,560 (455th). Rail £4,925 (185th). Air £170 (151st). Misc £1,305 (23rd).

^** Car £3,410 (289th). Rail £4,778 (186th). Air £291 (188th).