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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
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never 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 (20 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)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Ticket Offices (28 Jan 2010) has video
“What recent representations he has received on railway station ticket office opening times in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Ticket Offices (28 Jan 2010) has video
“I am sure that the Minister is aware of the Secretary of State's successful intervention to halt the plans of South West Trains to close ticket offices. What consideration has his Department given to using those powers on First Capital Connect in my constituency? What criteria does he use for such an intervention, and will he make a commitment to review the recent closures, which have damaged...”
- Women and Equality: Equality Bill (Age Discrimination) (28 Jan 2010) has video
“Following on from the question from the hon. Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick), and given that the Equality Commission now agrees that a mandatory retirement age is discriminatory and should be outlawed, I should like to inform the Minister that there is an opportunity in the Lords at the moment to table an amendment on this matter. Will the Government table such an amendment to end...”
More of Lynne Featherstone's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 100 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% 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") 113 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,893 (222nd) | £15,808 (437th) | £22,895 (160th) | £18,211 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £101,056 (125th) | £94,107 (77th) | £84,736 (304th) | £83,545 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,316 (116th) | £11,924 (49th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £458 (629th)3 | £1,252 (608th)2 | £1,621 (599th)1 | £3,180 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| 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 | £2,837 (399th) | £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 with 5 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £138,476 (joint 472nd with 1 other) | £129,431 (538th) | £131,123 (439th) | £119,118 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,152 (506th). Rail £100 (556th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £171 (564th). Rail £287 (531st).