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Liz Blackman

Labour MP for Erewash

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 7,084 votes. — 395th 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 for 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, 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)

• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• 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)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 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)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video

“Derbyshire firm Baltex, which is based in my constituency, makes technical textiles and has twice received the Queen's award for industry. Among its work, it reinforces hoses that go into new cars. The company tells me that sales of that particular product line have soared since the inception of the scrappage scheme. What assessment has my right hon. Friend made of the scrappage scheme in...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Children's Commissioner (19 Oct 2009) has video

“As a former teacher and, indeed, a former parliamentary private secretary at the Department, I can tell my right hon. Friend that in my opinion his Department has placed the most relentless focus on raising standards for children and young people that I have ever observed. Along the way, he has made tough decisions without flinching. This is one of them; it is the correct one; and it will...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 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: 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 £5,118 (98th). Rail £96 (557th).

^** Car £5,378 (123rd).