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Sarah McCarthy-Fry

Labour MP for Portsmouth North

• Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (since 18 Jun 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 1,139 votes. — 584th 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 Sarah McCarthy-Fry 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

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 27 Oct 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Work and Pensions, Transport, Defence, Home Department, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): A3, Warships: Devonport, Remploy, Local Housing Allowance, Education and Training

(based on written questions asked by Sarah McCarthy-Fry and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Autism Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pensions: Fraud (12 Nov 2009)

“I have been asked to reply. The Government do not hold the figures requested.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Bank Services (12 Nov 2009)

“Relevant data that the Treasury has had regard to over the past two years were published in Chapter 9 of the White Paper "Reforming Financial Markets" on 8 July 2009.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Finance (12 Nov 2009)

“At Budget 2009, the Government provisionally estimated that net unrealised losses on financial sector interventions might lie within a potential range from £20 billion to £50 billion (or 1.5 per cent. to 3.5 per cent. of GDP). The Government are continuing to develop estimates of losses as schemes are finalised, and as market conditions normalise. They will provide an update on...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sarah McCarthy-Fry speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 188 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,340 (483rd). Rail £4,465 (212th). Other: Rail £144 (101st).

^** Car £1,260 (513th). Rail £4,536 (199th). Air £87 (237th).