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Roberta Blackman-Woods
Labour MP for Durham, City of
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- 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 for 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)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (0 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)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (13 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)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 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 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 94 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,041 (179th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,171 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,063 (293rd) | £19,948 (370th) | £19,980 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £84,254 (432nd) | £74,591 (564th) | £62,363 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,873 (joint 50th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,875 (106th)* | £11,498 (149th)** | £12,050 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £130 (joint 359th) | £154 (joint 354th) | £1,137 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £409 (233rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,251 (10th) | £1,816 (118th) | £2,233 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,116 (357th) | £3,742 (216th) | £5,716 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,124 (463rd) | £1,089 (joint 269th) | £1,089 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £158,136 (122nd) | £134,948 (380th) | £125,739 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £11,741 (21st). Air £441 (121st). Misc £13 (244th).
** Car £1,540 (480th). Rail £9,552 (41st). Air £406 (166th).
