A selection of Lynne Jones's votes

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• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 7 absences, in 2004
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2003–2007

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Recent appearances

• Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions 8 Apr 2010

  Humankind is borrowing from the earth's capital at a rate that threatens the very viability of our planet. Although we do not yet have an agreed currency for the environmental deficit, does the Secretary of State agree that tackling that deficit is as vital as tackling the fiscal deficit? How are we doing in this country in meeting Lord Stern's recommendation that we should have a carbon...

• Poverty and Inequality 6 Apr 2010

  The hon. Gentleman mentioned the slight increase in inequality, but that is largely due to the huge increases in the highest rates of pay. What would the next Conservative Government do, were they to be elected? Hopefully, they will not be elected. Would they support a high pay commission, for example?

• Poverty and Inequality 6 Apr 2010

  The hon. Gentleman should not take great comfort from my remarks on Hall Green.

More of Lynne Jones’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Birmingham, Selly Oak

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Iraq
• Identity Cards
• Mental Health
• Asylum Seekers
• National Identity Register

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anthony Beaumont-Dark
• Tom Litterick
• Harold Gurden

Future MPs in this constituency

• Steve McCabe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Lynne Jones’s speeches
• Has received answers to 136 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 70.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 21 annotations 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.
• 56 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 308 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)