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Lynda Waltho
Labour MP for Stourbridge
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 407 votes. — 621st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lynda Waltho voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Minister for Women, Health, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sudan, Domestic Violence, Licensing Act, Fertility: Medical Treatments, Alcohol Treatment Services
(based on written questions asked by Lynda Waltho and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Stourbridge Glass Collection (18 Jun 2009)
“I appreciate what the Minister is saying about that relationship, but in a case where a council appears not to be acting in the best interests of the collection or of local people, there must be something that the responsible Minister can do; otherwise such a council will just get away with it. Dudley council has got away with a lot of other decisions. Local decision making is bad, and local...”
- Stourbridge Glass Collection (18 Jun 2009)
“I understand that my hon. Friend is working from information gathered by people who are not from Stourbridge or who do not understand the local conditions. The Red House Glass Cone site is very small, whereas the Stourbridge glass collection is vast. I am no expert, but I know about putting things in rooms and I can tell her that there is no way that that collection will ever be able to be...”
- Stourbridge Glass Collection (18 Jun 2009)
“May I seek a further point of clarification? Is my hon. Friend talking about the proceeds of the disposal of the whole Broadfield site, which covers a vast acreage? That sum would probably run into millions, and it would be fantastic to have it. However, we—or rather, Dudley metropolitan borough council— could well be talking about just £120,000, which would perhaps replace...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation 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") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,625 (469th) | £14,802 (507th) | £21,525 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,616 (262nd) | £23,839 (125th) | £22,427 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £83,925 (444th) | £83,181 (368th) | £58,050 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £8,226 (318th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,886 (358th)* | £7,641 (317th)** | £7,715 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £622 (171st) | £1,532 (68th) | £776 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £403 (236th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £295 (52nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,514 (94th) | £2,835 (48th) | £3,440 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,466 (20th) | £9,419 (40th) | £12,456 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,037 (joint 551st) | £981 (joint 446th) | £1,233 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £144,615 (357th) | £144,230 (189th) | £127,622 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,712 (321st). Rail £4,174 (226th).