• Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Scottish and Northern Ireland Affairs (since 6 Mar 2008)
  Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, International Development (since 20 Dec 2007)
• Majority: 5,901 votes. — 411th out of 631 MPs.
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How Michael Moore voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, International Development, Treasury, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Fairtrade Initiative, Fair Trade Initiative, Burma, Somalia

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Points of Order: Summer Adjournment (22 Jul 2008)

“Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I will seek to honour what you have just said. As the right hon. Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz) said, we have had a tour of Britain. We have heard a lot about the different experiences in England and Wales, and I should now like to draw Scotland into that picture, too. There is a theme linking many of this afternoon's speeches, which is essentially that...”

Written Answers — International Development: Kosovo (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's budget is for expenditure in Kosovo on (a) staffing and other operational costs of the post, (b) technical assistance to (i) the Government of Kosovo and (ii) non-governmental organisations working in Kosovo, (c) budgetary support for (i) the Government of Kosovo, (ii) non-governmental bodies working in...”

Written Answers — International Development: Kosovo: Overseas Aid (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of the donors' conference for Kosovo held on 11 July; and what his Department's policy objectives are for its engagement with the Republic of Kosovo.”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 264 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 49 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Moore speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 182 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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^* Car £2,786 (341st). Rail £2,105 (323rd). Air £9,090 (51st). European £1,231 (30th).