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Liz Blackman
Labour MP for Erewash
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 7,084 votes. — 396th 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 Liz Blackman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Northern Ireland, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Digital Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Sewers and Drains Review, Fraud, Cabinet Committees
(based on written questions asked by Liz Blackman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Autism Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Children, Schools and Families Bill (11 Jan 2010) has video
“It would be helpful to me and others if the hon. Gentleman got on with his argument and started mentioning children.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Children, Schools and Families Bill (11 Jan 2010) has video
“Can my right hon. Friend assure me that data will be collected on all children on the autistic spectrum by every local authority so that service delivery and strategic planning become much more effective?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Gary McKinnon (Extradition) (1 Dec 2009) has video
“My right hon. Friend mentioned a brief conversation that he had with the US authorities about how Gary McKinnon might be supported, should he be extradited. Could he flesh that out in a great deal more detail? Unconnected, but a point worth making, is the fact that many adults with Asperger's are never diagnosed, and a late diagnosis is not unusual.”
More of Liz Blackman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 72 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,680 (216th) | £22,588 (254th) | £22,102 (joint 199th with 3 others) | £21,632 | £20,893 (211th) | £20,332 (joint 153rd with 5 others) | £19,680 (joint 281st with 4 others) | £15,838 (201st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,039 (212th) | £21,153 (166th) | £20,344 (329th) | £19,615 | £18,961 (245th) | £18,252 (joint 438th with 1 other) | £18,109 (332nd) | £19,108 (196th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,549 (145th) | £89,239 (262nd) | £87,070 (196th) | £84,378 | £70,609 (308th) | £64,981 (447th) | £63,781 (358th) | £45,543 (341st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,346 (191st) | £6,389 (396th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,054 (443rd)3 | £5,214 (452nd)2 | £5,378 (445th)1 | £6,096 | £9,416 (354th) | £9,132 (361st) | £9,540 (343rd) | £7,356 (354th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £719 (104th) | £639 (160th) | £154 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £643 | £732 (joint 230th with 1 other) | £783 (194th) | £264 (349th) | £631 (208th) |
| 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 | £6,216 (107th) | £1,524 (88th) | £1,868 (111th) | £1,915 | £1,522 (169th) | £857 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £2,148 (68th) | £475 (568th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,023 (56th) | £6,657 (89th) | £6,127 | £5,336 (130th) | £4,712 (128th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,176 (joint 366th with 3 others) | £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) | £973 | £1,907 (joint 286th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 282nd with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 279th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 262nd with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £2,681 (60th) | £1,622 (64th) | £454 (76th) | £1,269 | £1,286 (77th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £167,284 (94th) | £154,567 (192nd) | £145,000 (175th) | £142,648 | £130,662 (176th) | £120,956 (290th) | £115,429 (270th) | £90,858 (272nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,118 (98th). Rail £96 (557th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,020 (89th). Rail £34 (578th).