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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• 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

Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)

“I am staggered but absolutely delighted to be called so early, Mr. Caton. As an independent, I have not had to choose where to go this afternoon, because other independents are speaking, I hope, in the debate in the main Chamber. I relish this opportunity and thank you for calling me. Like many hon. Members, I have a large number of constituents who have suffered from the situation under...”

Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)

“I am grateful for that intervention, and that will be one of my main concluding points. Other letters that I have received emphasise how much and how many people had put all their savings into Equitable Life, because they were probably not brought up to know that one should not put all one's eggs in one basket. They put them all in one basket, and they have lost vast amounts. One investor...”

Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman. Such behaviour by the Government towards the ombudsman has occurred at a time when she is vital. I cannot resist returning to the subject of the NHS. Its complaints system has been dramatically changed because the Government have removed the second stage, which was the automatic independent review by the Healthcare Commission, so there is now no promised...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).