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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Transport, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, International Development

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Sunbeds, Rail Services, Great Western Trains, Somalia

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

“What progress his Department has made in gathering information on the number and distribution of sunbeds, as referred to in paragraph 10 of the cancer reform strategy.”

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

“I appreciate the Minister's answer. I know that she is aware of my campaign, as she has kindly said. There has recently been another incident of a young person being seriously burned by a sunbed, in the constituency of my right hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn). Such incidents are still happening too often. Within the cancer reform strategy, can some of the information that...”

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Electrification (17 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the potential for electrification of those main line railway lines served exclusively by diesel locomotives at present.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 95 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 3 select committees.
  • 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 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well 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.
  • 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Siân James speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
7-14 February 2008, to South Africa, looking at corporate social responsibility. Flights, accommodation and other costs, in Cape Town and Johannesburg, paid for by Nestlé UK. (Registered 21 February 2008)
8. Land and Property
House in Neath.

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

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£22,110 (joint 1st)£21,634    
London Supplement£0£0    
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,929 (241st)£19,205    
Staffing Allowance£77,253 (517th)£63,145    
Members' Travel£9,664 (joint 230th)*£8,405    
Members' Staff Travel£82 (joint 385th)£1,291    
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,101 (250th)£603    
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,175 (184th)£2,065N/AN/AN/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,233 (joint 77th)£1,233    
Other Costs£0£0    
Total£136,547 (347th)£117,581    

* Rail £9,664 (39th).