• Liberal Democrat MP for Truro & St Austell
• Majority: 7,403 votes. — 386th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Matthew Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Defence, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Porton Down, Data Protection Act, Special Advisers, Arson, Departmental Communications

(based on written questions asked by Matthew Taylor and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Justice: Internet: Data Protection (28 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effects of widespread up-take of internet technologies on the capacity of the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to provide for the protection of personal data.”

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 96 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Matthew Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 151 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £6,890 (32nd). 3rd party £112 (31st). Rail £1,998 (336th). Air £511 (150th).