• Labour MP for Reading West
• Majority: 4,682 votes. — 442nd out of 631 MPs.
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How Martin Salter voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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 moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (since 20 May 2008)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jun 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Health, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Atomic Weapons Establishments, RAF Welford, Nature Conservation, Departmental Policies, Superintendent Ali Dizaei

(based on written questions asked by Martin Salter and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Habitats (17 Jul 2008)

“What steps his Department is taking to safeguard marine habitats.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Habitats (17 Jul 2008)

“I congratulate the Minister on reshuffling his entire ministerial team. What contribution does he think the Severn barrage will make to aquatic life, bearing in mind the dire warnings from the powerful coalition of wildlife and fishery groups about the damage that the barrage will do to migratory fish runs of salmon and sea trout, which provide such vital income and recreational assets to the...”

Recreational Fishing (8 Jul 2008)

“No!”

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 25 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Martin Salter speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,400 (499th). Rail £5,557 (152nd).