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Sandra Gidley
Former Liberal Democrat MP for Romsey
- Entered Parliament on 4 May 2000 — Byelection
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 125 votes. — 639th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sandra Gidley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Incapacity Benefit (6 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of incapacity benefit applications was in (a) the UK and (b) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Paediatric Cardiac Surgery (30 Mar 2010)
“What progress has been made on the national review of paediatric cardiac surgery; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Paediatric Cardiac Surgery (30 Mar 2010)
“There are concerns that the national specialised commissioning group has already decided to reduce the number of units to five and that certain arbitrary assumptions mean that the slightly smaller units will be at risk of closure. Southampton general hospital is internationally respected for its work in this field, so will the Minister assure me that safety outcomes and quality will be the...”
More of Sandra Gidley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 169 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69.41% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
- 42 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 303 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,900 (150th) | £22,497 (267th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,112 | £20,522 (276th) | £19,719 (279th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £10,638 (552nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,641 (140th) | £21,283 (154th) | £21,522 (208th) | £19,056 | £19,267 (171st) | £18,739 (joint 316th with 1 other) | £18,191 (joint 277th with 1 other) | £16,057 (304th) |
| Staffing costs | £106,469 (39th) | £92,344 (116th) | £84,383 (320th) | £85,013 | £65,216 (539th) | £67,891 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £61,464 (476th) | £42,823 (445th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,149 (297th) | £9,934 (159th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,011 (378th)1 | £5,479 (439th)2 | £6,227 (388th)3 | £5,382 | £8,038 (419th) | £6,486 (464th) | £7,408 (432nd) | £5,881 (429th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £202 (283rd) | £121 (365th) | £194 (329th) | £178 | £142 (396th) | £167 (joint 375th with 1 other) | £664 (220th) | £311 (311th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £31 (joint 350th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,158 (172nd) | £1,566 (81st) | £1,530 (154th) | £1,067 | £1,847 (125th) | £1,579 (114th) | £1,492 (164th) | £1,286 (joint 230th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,936 (139th) | £5,439 (125th) | £3,412 | £4,872 (145th) | £3,468 (207th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,445 (joint 40th with 1 other) | £1,238 (75th) | £180 | £1,936 (joint 231st with 1 other) | £1,936 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £1,936 (joint 224th with 1 other) | £1,936 (joint 213th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £9,803 (16th) | £1,000 (76th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 32nd with 4 others) |
| Total | £181,333 (15th) | £159,636 (107th) | £142,643 (222nd) | £135,400 | £121,840 (363rd) | £119,985 (313th) | £110,877 (379th) | £80,432 (481st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,833 (390th). Rail £3,800 (247th). Misc £95 (167th). Other: Rail £283 (66th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,845 (406th). Rail £2,570 (317th). Misc £110 (152nd). Other: Rail £893 (23rd). Air £61 (50th).
3 Car £2,058 (419th). Rail £2,935 (270th). European £1,234 (29th).