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Liz Blackman
Former Labour MP for Erewash
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 7,084 votes. — 396th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Liz Blackman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen (2 Mar 2010)
“What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen (2 Mar 2010)
“I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. Can he tell the House the outcome of the Gulf Co-operation Council meeting held in Riyadh last month? Can he elucidate the current position on Yemen?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Feb 2010) has video
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, may I add my condolences to those of my right hon. Friend regarding David Greenhalgh, who lived in Ilkeston in Erewash-my constituency-and was a very brave young man? To receive a diagnosis of cancer must be one of the most frightening experiences in anybody's life. Currently, 94.1 per cent. of patients see a cancer specialist within two weeks. May I welcome the...”
More of Liz Blackman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 89.29% of votes in this 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.
- 71 people are tracking this MP.
- 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: 12 Apr 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)1 | £5,214 (452nd)2 | £5,378 (445th)3 | £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 (95th) | £154,567 (192nd) | £145,000 (175th) | £142,648 | £130,662 (176th) | £120,956 (290th) | £115,429 (270th) | £90,858 (272nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,020 (89th). Rail £34 (578th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,118 (98th). Rail £96 (557th).