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Lynne Featherstone
Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey & Wood Green
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 2,395 votes. — 552nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lynne Featherstone 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 against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, International Development, Education and Skills, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Departmental Manpower, Prisons, Departmental Retirement, Departmental Pay
(based on written questions asked by Lynne Featherstone and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Archer Inquiry (1 Jul 2009)
“I must declare an interest because my nephew is a haemophiliac, and he has been infected with hepatitis C. He was forced to carry on taking treatment that was not safe long after the Government knew about the infected blood. The manufactured blood product, recombinant, was available only to those under the age of 16. Any haemophiliac over 16 had to take potentially infected injections. There...”
- Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 153 (30 Jun 2009)
“I beg to move amendment 301, in clause 153, page 113, line 17, leave out paragraph (b).”
- Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 153 (30 Jun 2009)
“The points are relatively brief, everyone will be relieved to hear. The first amendment would remove the now famous subsection (4)(b). This is really a probing amendment because we have not been able to understand the effect of the proposal. Subsection (2) applies only if P does not have a policy of treating persons who share a protected characteristic more favourably in connection with...”
More of Lynne Featherstone's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 98 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,808 (437th) | £22,895 (160th) | £18,211 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £94,107 (77th) | £84,736 (304th) | £83,545 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,924 (49th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,252 (608th)* | £1,621 (599th)** | £3,180 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| 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 | £1,021 (214th) | £4,538 (18th) | £3,141 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,369 (497th) | £13,539 (18th) | £9,959 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,138 (joint 434th) | £1,082 (joint 276th) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £129,431 (538th) | £131,123 (439th) | £119,118 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,152 (506th). Rail £100 (556th).