• Liberal Democrat MP for Romsey
• Shadow Minister, Health (since 21 Mar 2006)
• Entered Parliament on 4 May 2000 — Byelection
• Majority: 125 votes. — 628th out of 632 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Sandra Gidley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Health Committee (since 26 Apr 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Domestic Violence, Dentistry, Mental Health, Continuing Care, Equal Treatment

(based on written questions asked by Sandra Gidley and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Primary Care (22 Jul 2008)

“Although the GP centres in under-doctored areas are welcome, does the Secretary of State agree that he has missed a trick on the GP-led health centres, which have been imposed on PCTs? If PCTs had a little more time, they could have consulted local communities and probably placed the GP-led health centres in areas where they were needed, and people would not feel quite so put upon.”

Written Answers — Health: Maternity Services (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many maternity units there were in the NHS in each of the last five years.”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 257 written questions in the last year — well above 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 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sandra Gidley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 250 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,058 (419th). Rail £2,935 (270th). European £1,234 (29th).