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Linda Riordan
Labour MP for Halifax
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 3,417 votes. — 499th 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 Linda Riordan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Justice Committee (since 25 Mar 2008)
- Member, Procedure Committee (since 16 Nov 2006)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 22 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Driving (Sleep Disorders), Railways, Arthritis: Drugs, Speed Limits, Crimes of Violence: Halifax
(based on written questions asked by Linda Riordan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Inspections (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools have been placed in a category by Ofsted arising from safeguarding issues (a) in the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous five years.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (26 Jan 2010) has video
“I thank the Minister for visiting my constituency last week and seeing for himself the Ridings school site, which the Tory council plans to demolish, against local wishes. Will he join me in sending a clear message to Calderdale council that such sites should not be demolished or sold off just to make a quick buck, but put to community use?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Crimes of Violence: Halifax (19 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of violent crime there were in Halifax in (a) 2005 and (b) 2009.”
More of Linda Riordan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 35 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,215 (140th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,335 (250th) | £17,940 (349th) | £18,536 (454th) | £20,000 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £94,137 (356th) | £88,823 (283rd) | £86,924 (204th) | £81,276 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £12,918 (59th) | £3,336 (518th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,819 (114th)3 | £15,449 (66th)2 | £13,532 (101st)1 | £12,548 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £940 (82nd) | £570 (183rd) | £1,707 (52nd) | £1,799 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,525 (437th) | £1,182 (163rd) | £1,057 (261st) | £1,674 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,921 (249th) | £2,565 (330th) | £5,189 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,264 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £1,182 (131st) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £165,888 (116th) | £154,568 (191st) | £147,613 (124th) | £145,050 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,904 (304th). Rail £10,312 (45th). Misc £1,028 (31st). Other: European £1,205 (38th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,758 (292nd). Rail £9,969 (46th). Air £92 (158th).
1 Car £1,055 (532nd). 3rd party £1,547 (7th). Rail £9,645 (40th). European £1,285 (27th).