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Richard Taylor

Independent MP for Wyre Forest

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 5,250 votes. — 447th 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 Richard Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, West Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 30 Oct 2009)
• Member, Health Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Defence, Communities and Local Government

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

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“With regard to Sure Start and children's centres, is there any way that the Minister and the Department can monitor the uptake by the disadvantaged families that we are so keen to involve, rather than the better-off who do not actually need the services?”

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“I shall be brief. I have questions on four topics—the role of secondary care in prevention; tobacco smuggling; personal, social and health education; and children's services. Secondary care was mentioned by the right hon. Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron), the Committee Chairman. I remember that on one of our visits to the States we met a physician in a hypertension clinic who was...”

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“I am coming on to that in a moment, because that is one of my concerns, too. The Sure Start centre that I mentioned is at the heart of a deprived community and is doing marvellously. Last week, I opened a children's centre in Kidderminster, which has absolutely superb facilities. Its catchment area is supposed to tackle some 988 children, and the children come from extremely mixed areas. The...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 179 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,567 (202nd).

^** Rail £4,879 (181st).