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Margaret Moran
Labour MP for Luton South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 5,650 votes. — 390th 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 Margaret Moran voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, East of England Regional Select Committee (since 26 Mar 2009)
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jun 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Duchy of Lancaster, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Domestic Violence, Non-Profit Making Associations, Housing, Offences Against Children: Internet, Kashmir
(based on written questions asked by Margaret Moran and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Forced Marriage (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he has plans to increase the level of funding allocated to the Forced Marriage Unit for expenditure on services provided by the third sector; (2) by what mechanisms the outcomes achieved by third sector organisations funding by the Forced Marriage Unit are evaluated; (3) what the procedure is for (a) bidding for Forced...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Public Consultation (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much (a) his Department and (b) local authorities has paid to each external consultant contracted to undertake public consultations in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equality Bill 2008-09: Equality Bill 2009-10 (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality whether guidance has been prepared for those organisations which would have duties under the provisions proposed in the Equality Bill.”
More of Margaret Moran's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 173 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Margaret Moran speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 114 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 (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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £22,343 (275th) | £22,109 (joint 185th with 2 others) | £16,656 | £13,796 (509th) | £14,923 (473rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,789 (joint 218th with 4 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,890 (129th) | £17,665 (359th) | £19,986 (368th) | £28,400 | £19,324 (joint 89th with 9 others) | £18,791 (joint 238th with 4 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,385 (223rd) |
| Staffing costs | £97,312 (261st) | £94,101 (78th) | £87,240 (176th) | £63,681 | £82,233 (31st) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £64,192 (336th) | £44,803 (372nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,094 (231st) | £9,548 (228th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,296 (488th)3 | £8,706 (265th)2 | £7,508 (320th)1 | £4,014 | £2,423 (joint 604th with 2 others) | £3,946 (560th) | £7,030 (453rd) | £3,447 (545th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £312 (joint 274th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £167 (joint 375th with 1 other) | £216 (joint 370th with 1 other) | £491 (247th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £888 (134th) | £1,152 (112th) | 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 | £6,848 (67th) | £1,671 (64th) | £4,020 (24th) | £3,796 | £12,091 (3rd) | £4,120 (15th) | £1,995 (89th) | £1,963 (75th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,492 (175th) | £11,820 (21st) | £13,694 | £35,347 (4th) | £11,925 (15th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,477 (28th) | £1,283 (joint 48th with 1 other) | £1,096 | £1,737 (joint 497th with 1 other) | £1,737 (joint 488th with 1 other) | £1,737 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £943 (569th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £2,686 (37th) | £5,788 | £0 | £14,245 (3rd) | £14,671 (2nd) | £1,500 (joint 32nd with 4 others) |
| Total | £165,334 (122nd) | £160,467 (93rd) | £156,652 (41st) | £137,125 | £168,569 (2nd) | £139,132 (37th) | £127,797 (46th) | £87,321 (360th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,007 (10th). Misc £699 (52nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,586 (306th). Misc £1,710 (11th).
