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Ms Lorna Fitzsimons
Former Labour MP for Rochdale
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ms Lorna Fitzsimons voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Departmental Policies (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will set out, with statistical information relating as closely as possible to the constituency, the effects on Rochdale constituency of her policies and actions since 1997.”
- Written Answers — Trade and Industry: National Minimum Wage (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people have benefited from the minimum wage in Rochdale.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Vocational Training (24 Mar 2005)
“Is it not the case that people have been confused for years because of the morass of vocational qualifications and that that has led to their devaluation in the marketplace as seen by parents, users and employers? Addressing that is thus the key to success in achieving parity of esteem. However, does my right hon. Friend agree that a key factor is the fact that places such as Rochdale are...”
More of Ms Lorna Fitzsimons's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
- 3 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £579 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,000 (joint 178th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £6,069 | £16,330 (434th) | £18,619 (379th) | £18,068 (349th) | £28,433 (41st) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £14,589 | £68,930 (417th) | £63,489 (531st) | £61,053 (494th) | £36,862 (570th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £229 | £20,011 (58th) | £16,790 (103rd) | £14,273 (166th) | £12,961 (110th) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £54 | £683 (241st) | £51 (joint 455th) | £272 (345th) | £0 | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £68 | £7,254 (9th) | £3,019 (23rd) | £1,104 (joint 289th) | £1,849 (95th) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £19,701 (12th) | £3,498 (206th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,786 (joint 470th) | £1,786 (joint 462nd) | £1,786 (441st) | £1,786 (386th) | ||
| Other Costs | £34,704 | £762 (88th) | £1,866 (48th) | £0 | £71 (66th) | ||
| Total | £56,292 | £156,359 (6th) | £129,451 (126th) | £116,278 (250th) | £97,962 (118th) |