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Roberta Blackman-Woods

Labour MP for Durham, City of

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,274 votes. — 515th 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 Roberta Blackman-Woods 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Licensed Premises, Planning, Breast Cancer, Internet Plagiarism, Palestine

(based on written questions asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Childcare Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: NHS Funding (12 Jan 2010) has video

“What account is taken of relative levels of deprivation in determining NHS resource allocations.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: NHS Funding (12 Jan 2010) has video

“Can the Secretary of State tell the House whether he has any further plans to try to reduce health inequalities by targeting resources further towards the most deprived areas of the country? Does he agree that the Opposition's premium pledge is just a sham, because the policy is already being implemented by the Government?”

Energy and Climate Change: Salt Reserves (7 Jan 2010) has video

“My local authority, Durham county council, has been working around the clock to try to keep our major routes open, including all bus routes; and it has been doing so continuously since 16 December, putting down as much as 1,400 tonnes of grit each day. As a result, we have now had to put pressure on the mine in question, and I had to contact it myself to ensure that it delivers the necessary...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 104 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Roberta Blackman-Woods speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 98 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 £1,680 (425th). Rail £11,741 (21st). Air £441 (121st). Misc £13 (244th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (430th). Rail £12,065 (20th). Air £605 (113th).

¹ Car £1,540 (480th). Rail £9,552 (41st). Air £406 (166th).