• Labour MP for Portsmouth North
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury), HM Treasury (since 11 Oct 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 1,139 votes. — 574th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Sarah McCarthy-Fry voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted 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 for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (since 20 Dec 2005)

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)

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (21 Jul 2008)

“In Portsmouth we have been celebrating the signing of the aircraft carrier contract, which will secure not only the future of Portsmouth naval base, but high-quality manufacturing jobs in our area for many years to come. Will my right hon. Friend carry on the good practice of interdepartmental working, which he started with the Command Paper, by working with the Department for Innovation,...”

Written Answers — Defence: Defence Maritime Strategy (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to implement the defence maritime strategy.”

Written Answers — Home Department: National DNA Database (14 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of detections of crimes made possible by the use of DNA samples retained on the National DNA Database.”

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 82 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") 66 times in debates — below 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 £1,260 (513th). Rail £4,536 (199th). Air £87 (237th).