• Independent MP for Wyre Forest
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 5,250 votes. — 442nd out of 635 MPs.
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How Richard 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 moderately 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

Select Committee membership

• Member, Health Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Deputy Prime Minister, Culture Media and Sport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Local Involvement Networks, Worcestershire Health Authority, Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust, Dentistry

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

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“It is a great privilege to follow our Chairman, who is allowing us to get out some quite strong condemnatory reports—not that this is one of the most condemnatory. It is also a huge privilege to speak second, because the Chairman has left us with a little more to say, and I can get in before all my hon. Friends—and I do call them friends—on the Committee. The first matter...”

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“I thank my friend and medical colleague for that. I absolutely accept that, but things should not be discarded lightly. The Chairman of the Committee mentioned the speed of decisions. In our recommendations 15 and 16, we toyed with the idea of shorter inquiries or evaluation at launch. The Government's response was fairly defensive, but NICE's was rather better. It stated that it was not...”

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“That is one of the huge difficulties with drugs. Some of their effects—good and bad—are not discovered until a long time after they have been used by hundreds, if not thousands, of people. NICE concluded its response to recommendations 15 and 16 by stating its aim to start assessment when a manufacturer requests marketing authorisation. It said that it might then be able to create...”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well 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.
• 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 151 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Rail £4,879 (181st).