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Lynne Jones
Labour MP for Birmingham, Selly Oak
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 8,851 votes. — 258th 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 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
- 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)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Complaints (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many and what proportion of appeals to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) against police investigations of complaints were upheld in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals resulted in a re-investigation (a) undertaken by the police, (b) supervised by the IPCC, (c) managed by the IPCC and (d)...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Legal Advice and Assistance (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 7 January 2010, Official Report, column 546W, on legal advice and assistance, whether seasonal fluctuations in workload of new matter start allocations for providers of the Advice and Assistance Scheme (Legal Help) were taken into account when deciding upon the period 9 April to August 2009 to assess the annual run-rate.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Gender Identity Disorder (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2010, Official Report, columns 789-90W, on gender identity disorder: prisoners, from whom the draft guidance on the treatment of prisoners with gender dysphoria is available for (a) prisons and (b) prisoners.”
More of Lynne Jones's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 178 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 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 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.
- 94 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lynne Jones speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 296 times in debates — 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 (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 | £11,189 (489th) | £13,528 (514th) | £14,045 (515th) | £17,576 | £16,319 (448th) | £13,855 (495th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,511 (405th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £10,197 (577th) | £11,538 (558th) | £9,660 (622nd) | £9,696 | £8,165 (628th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,355 (511th) |
| Staffing costs | £110,751 (11th) | £100,254 (15th) | £97,911 (7th) | £94,299 | £82,743 (29th) | £69,898 (joint 182nd with 10 others) | £65,534 (249th) | £52,687 (108th) |
| Communications Allowance | £401 (587th) | £2,138 (556th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,485 (417th)3 | £4,697 (483rd)2 | £5,073 (468th)1 | £5,244 | £6,716 (472nd) | £6,834 (450th) | £6,536 (464th) | £3,618 (536th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £212 (joint 274th with 1 other) | £0 | £192 (330th) | £326 | £471 (285th) | £160 (joint 381st with 1 other) | £0 | £261 (327th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £430 (212th) | £843 (145th) | 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 | £4,129 (251st) | £1,054 (joint 204th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,354 (105th) | £1,390 (23rd) | £1,029 | £1,998 (joint 75th with 1 other) | £1,998 (joint 68th with 1 other) | £1,848 (joint 380th with 2 others) | £1,848 (joint 350th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £9,239 (20th) | £2,967 (45th) | £14,397 (2nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,031 (304th) | £139,982 (413th) | £146,793 (139th) | £132,417 | £122,730 (340th) | £116,958 (376th) | £113,507 (316th) | £85,844 (385th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,394 (170th). Rail £201 (538th). Misc £102 (158th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,449 (132nd). Rail £935 (465th). Misc £101 (163rd).
1 Car £4,600 (183rd). Rail £207 (522nd). Other £112 (53rd). European £154 (121st).