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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.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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    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

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    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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    • 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.
    • 98 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Liz Blackman speaks.
    • 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Additional Costs Allowance£22,588 (254th) £22,102 (joint 199th) £21,632 £20,893 (211th) £20,332 (joint 153rd) £19,680 (joint 281st) £15,838 (201st)
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£21,153 (166th) £20,344 (329th) £19,615 £18,961 (245th) £18,252 (joint 438th) £18,109 (332nd) £19,108 (196th)
    Staffing Allowance£89,239 (262nd) £87,070 (196th) £84,378 £70,609 (308th) £64,981 (447th) £63,781 (358th) £45,543 (341st)
    Communications Allowance£6,389 (396th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£5,214 (452nd)* £5,378 (445th)** £6,096 £9,416 (354th) £9,132 (361st) £9,540 (343rd) £7,356 (354th)
    Members' Staff Travel£639 (160th) £154 (joint 354th) £643 £732 (joint 230th) £783 (194th) £264 (349th) £631 (208th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,524 (88th) £1,868 (111th) £1,915 £1,522 (169th) £857 (joint 325th) £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) £973 (joint 454th) £973 £1,907 (joint 286th) £1,907 (joint 282nd) £1,907 (joint 279th) £1,907 (joint 262nd)
    Other Costs£1,622 (64th) £454 (76th) £1,269 £1,286 (77th) £0 £0 £0
    Total£154,567 (192nd) £145,000 (175th) £142,648 £130,662 (176th) £120,956 (290th) £115,429 (270th) £90,858 (272nd)

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,118 (98th). Rail £96 (557th).

    ** Car £5,378 (123rd).