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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 greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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More on their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
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 64.93% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 3 people are tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £579 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,000 (joint 178th with 2 others) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £6,069 | £16,330 (434th) | £18,619 (379th) | £18,068 (349th) | £28,433 (41st) | |||
| Staffing costs | £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 | 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 with 1 other) | £272 (345th) | £0 | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | 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 | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £68 | £7,254 (9th) | £3,019 (23rd) | £1,104 (joint 289th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,786 (joint 462nd with 1 other) | £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) |