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Nadine Dorries

Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 11,355 votes. — 236th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Nadine Dorries 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Energy Efficiency, Police, Elections, Science, Avian Influenza

(based on written questions asked by Nadine Dorries and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)

“The Minister said that the compensation was not adequate. What does he think would be adequate?”

First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)

“I shall be brief. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St. Albans (Anne Main) on securing the debate. Given the energy and assiduousness with which she has represented her constituents and dealt with the issue, I cannot but point out that if the Government and the Minister had been half as energetic and attentive, and if there had been a little more pressure on First Capital Connect,...”

First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 83 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 96 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nadine Dorries speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,727 (236th). Rail £3,634 (256th). Misc £896 (38th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,080 (262nd). Rail £3,862 (243rd). Misc £1,518 (15th).

¹ Car £6,431 (52nd). Rail £5,574 (151st).