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Laura Moffatt

Labour MP for Crawley

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 37 votes. — 642nd 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 Laura Moffatt voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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: Health, Transport, Home Department, Defence, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Osteoporosis, Clinical Academic Posts, NHS Pension Scheme, Cervical Cancer: Vaccination, Needlestick Injury

(based on written questions asked by Laura Moffatt and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Courts Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Higher Education (3 Nov 2009) has video

“It is good to hear my right hon. Friend reiterate this Government's commitment to increasing participation. Does he agree that it is vital that we press ahead with the innovative schemes of university centres in new places, such as the one in Crawley, which was one of the last six selected? It is a fantastic innovation, under the leadership of Brighton university, and it is co-located on a...”

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. She clearly shares my utter frustration that, when the tools have been given to local authorities and the police to do the job, they fail to use them. Does she agree that some of those officials who appear to be ducking the issue would be well placed to suffer some of the antisocial behaviour that our constituents suffer?”

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

“I have had an interest in this subject for many years, particularly as an acute nurse who cared for people who then became well, or as well as they could, and had to return home, but who then often found that the services that they received were not of a standard that did justice to a fantastic NHS.I am delighted that we now have the opportunity to consult with our constituents on how best to...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 10 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 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 173 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 £1,790 (413th). Rail £2,020 (351st). Misc £573 (63rd).

^** Car £1,919 (433rd). Rail £1,408 (389th).