A selection of Liz Blackman's votes

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• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 1998–2004
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 31 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2006–2009
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen 2 Mar 2010

  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen 2 Mar 2010

  I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. Can he tell the House the outcome of the Gulf Co-operation Council meeting held in Riyadh last month? Can he elucidate the current position on Yemen?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 24 Feb 2010

  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, may I add my condolences to those of my right hon. Friend regarding David Greenhalgh, who lived in Ilkeston in Erewash-my constituency-and was a very brave young man? To receive a diagnosis of cancer must be one of the most frightening experiences in anybody's life. Currently, 94.1 per cent. of patients see a cancer specialist within two weeks. May I welcome the...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Erewash

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Northern Ireland
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Trade and Industry
• International Development
• Digital Broadcasting
• Telecommunications and Broadcasting
• Sewers and Drains Review
• Fraud
• Cabinet Committees

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (27 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Members' Allowances Committee (10 Feb 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jim Knight, Minister of State), Department for Children, Schools and Families (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Government Whip (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Assistant Whip (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 16 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Angela Knight
• Peter Rost

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jessica Lee
• Maggie Throup

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Equality Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Liz Blackman’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 66 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)