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Lynne Jones
Labour MP for Birmingham, Selly Oak
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,851 votes. — 256th 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 Jones voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Identity Cards, Mental Health, Asylum Seekers, National Identity Register
(based on written questions asked by Lynne Jones and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 187 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 19 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 291 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
14-16 March 2009 to Damascus, Syria with a delegation of British and Irish parliamentarians, financed by The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza. (Registered 17 June 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 (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 | £13,528 (514th) | £14,045 (515th) | £17,576 | £16,319 (448th) | £13,855 (495th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,511 (405th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,538 (558th) | £9,660 (622nd) | £9,696 | £8,165 (628th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £10,355 (511th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £100,254 (15th) | £97,911 (7th) | £94,299 | £82,743 (29th) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £65,534 (249th) | £52,687 (108th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,138 (556th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,697 (483rd)* | £5,073 (468th)** | £5,244 | £6,716 (472nd) | £6,834 (450th) | £6,536 (464th) | £3,618 (536th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £192 (330th) | £326 | £471 (285th) | £160 (joint 381st) | £0 | £261 (327th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £843 (145th) | 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 | £1,054 (joint 204th) | £736 (399th) | £1,332 | £1,700 (142nd) | £1,138 (207th) | £1,633 (134th) | £2,564 (33rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,609 (441st) | £3,389 (240th) | £2,915 | £4,618 (156th) | £4,276 (joint 148th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,354 (105th) | £1,390 (23rd) | £1,029 | £1,998 (joint 75th) | £1,998 (joint 68th) | £1,848 (joint 380th) | £1,848 (joint 350th) |
| Other Costs | £2,967 (45th) | £14,397 (2nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,982 (413th) | £146,793 (139th) | £132,417 | £122,730 (340th) | £116,958 (376th) | £113,507 (316th) | £85,844 (385th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,394 (170th). Rail £201 (538th). Misc £102 (158th).
** Car £4,600 (183rd). Rail £207 (522nd). Other £112 (53rd). European £154 (121st).