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Margaret Moran

Labour MP for Luton South


  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Majority: 5,650 votes. — 388th out of 643 MPs.

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 a mixture of for and 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

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, Health

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Domestic Violence, Housing, Non-Profit Making Associations, Kashmir, Funding (Luton, South)

(based on written questions asked by Margaret Moran and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Home Department: Forced Marriages: Victim Support Schemes (30 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what support services his Department funds in each local authority area for victims of forced marriage; and if he will make a statement; (2) what proportion of his Department's budget for 2009-10 is allocated for support for the victims of forced marriage.”

Written Answers — Treasury: IBC Vehicles (General Motors) Luton (29 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effects on IBC Vehicles (General Motors) Luton of the proposed car scrappage scheme; and if he will make a statement.”

More of Margaret Moran's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 57% 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.
  • 63 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

6. Overseas visits
29 November-7 December 2008, to Hyderabad, India, with the Internet Governance Forum to participate in workshops and deliver speeches on child protection issues and the internet. Flights, hotel and internal travel paid for by Nominet. (Registered 5 December 2008)
8. Land and Property
Joint ownership of farmhouse in Spain.
Leasehold flat in London SW1.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£22,343 (275th) £22,109 (joint 185th) £16,656 £13,796 (509th) £14,923 (473rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £15,789 (joint 218th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,255 (joint 107th) £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£17,665 (359th) £19,986 (368th) £28,400 £19,324 (joint 89th) £18,791 (joint 238th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £18,385 (223rd)
Staffing Allowance£94,101 (78th) £87,240 (176th) £63,681 £82,233 (31st) £68,023 (joint 228th) £64,192 (336th) £44,803 (372nd)
Communications Allowance£9,548 (228th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£8,706 (265th)* £7,508 (320th)** £4,014 £2,423 (joint 604th) £3,946 (560th) £7,030 (453rd) £3,447 (545th)
Members' Staff Travel£312 (joint 274th) £0 £0 £0 £167 (joint 375th) £216 (joint 370th) £491 (247th)
Members' Spouse Travel£1,152 (112th) 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£1,671 (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) £1,096 £1,737 (joint 497th) £1,737 (joint 488th) £1,737 (joint 460th) £943 (569th)
Other Costs£0 £2,686 (37th) £5,788 £0 £14,245 (3rd) £14,671 (2nd) £1,500 (joint 32nd)
Total£160,467 (93rd) £156,652 (41st) £137,125 £168,569 (2nd) £139,132 (37th) £127,797 (46th) £87,321 (360th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,007 (10th). Misc £699 (52nd).

** Car £6,207 (64th). European £1,301 (26th).