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Margaret Moran MP

- Labour MP for Luton South
- Majority: 5,650 votes. — 380th out of 630 MPs.
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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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against stopping 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
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jun 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Deputy Prime Minister, Duchy of Lancaster, 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)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“I thank my hon. Friend for the approach that he is taking on the issue. Will he ensure that when guidance is issued after the PACE review, the Home Affairs Committee will be able to take an overview of it? As points have been made about confidence, including public confidence, it is important that Members of this House are confident that there will be transparency and consistency. Will he...”
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“While I will not follow my right hon. Friend into the Lobby on this issue, does he agree that it is important that we have consistency as well as transparency? There is a porous border between Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and crimes are sometimes committed in the former by my constituents, and their DNA is taken there. I have received conflicting advice from those two police authorities...”
- Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Non-profit Making Associations (18 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what further steps he plans to take to ensure that social enterprises compete for Government contracts on the same basis as other bidders.”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 143 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- 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 62% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 comments 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") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,109 (joint 185th) | £16,656 | £13,796 (509th) | £14,923 (473rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,789 (joint 218th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,986 (368th) | £28,400 | £19,324 (joint 89th) | £18,791 (joint 238th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,385 (223rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,240 (176th) | £63,681 | £82,233 (31st) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,192 (336th) | £44,803 (372nd) |
| Members' Travel | £7,508 (320th)* | £4,014 | £2,423 (joint 604th) | £3,946 (560th) | £7,030 (453rd) | £3,447 (545th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £167 (joint 375th) | £216 (joint 370th) | £491 (247th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,020 (24th) | £3,796 | £12,091 (3rd) | £4,120 (15th) | £1,995 (89th) | £1,963 (75th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £11,820 (21st) | £13,694 | £35,347 (4th) | £11,925 (15th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,283 (joint 48th) | £1,096 | £1,737 (joint 497th) | £1,737 (joint 488th) | £1,737 (joint 460th) | £943 (569th) |
| Other Costs | £2,686 (37th) | £5,788 | £0 | £14,245 (3rd) | £14,671 (2nd) | £1,500 (joint 32nd) |
| Total | £156,652 (41st) | £137,125 | £168,569 (2nd) | £139,132 (37th) | £127,797 (46th) | £87,321 (360th) |

