• Labour MP for Milton Keynes South West
• Majority: 4,010 votes. — 497th out of 630 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 edmi.parliament.uk)

How Phyllis Starkey voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted 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 very strongly for 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
• Voted moderately against stopping 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.

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Israel, Young People, International Arrest Warrants, EU External Trade: Israel, Security Industry Authority

(based on written questions asked by Phyllis Starkey and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sure Start (17 Nov 2008)

“How many Sure Start children's centres have been opened in Milton Keynes since the initiation of the scheme.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sure Start (17 Nov 2008)

“I thank the Minister for that reply. The parents in my constituency who use children's centres know subjectively from their own experience how valuable the centres are. Does the Minister have any objective evidence of the value of children's centres generally, and can she comment on what would be lost if their funding were to be withdrawn?”

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 92 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 19 comments on this MP's speeches — well above 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.
• 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Phyllis Starkey speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 136 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,578 (358th). Rail £3,120 (259th).