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Vera Baird

Labour MP for Redcar

• Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office (since 3 Dec 2008)


• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 12,116 votes. — 107th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Vera Baird voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Constitutional Affairs, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Solicitor-General

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Burma, Rape Trials, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Rape, Domestic Violence

(based on written questions asked by Vera Baird and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Equality Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Housing Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (32 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 186 (2 Jul 2009)

“You have only to say God and God will do. You can be an associate member if you do not say it.”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 187 (2 Jul 2009)

“Amendment 308 would remove section 187(2), which prevents charities that provide benefits only to people of particular colour from relying on the exemption in subsections (1) and (2) of clause 186. The effect of the amendment would be that such a charity could seek to show that the restriction of benefits  was proportionate in achieving a legitimate aim. There is never any justification...”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Schedule 22 (2 Jul 2009)

“The UK negotiated the inclusion of article 4(2) of the framework directive with the intention of preserving the provisions in the School  Standards and Framework Act, and we are satisfied that they are compliant. That provides for future legislation to allow differential treatment on religious grounds, where that reflects national practices and where there is a genuine, legitimate and...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 93 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Vera Baird speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 510 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 £2,420 (352nd). Rail £8,843 (72nd).

^** Car £3,227 (298th). Rail £9,694 (38th).