A selection of Gillian Merron's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 41 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2006–2009
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Health: Abortion 8 Apr 2010

  I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 8 March 2010, Official Report, column 51W. The information requested was placed in the Library on 18 March 2010.

• Written Answers — Health: E Coli 8 Apr 2010

  As humans may be infected by E. coli O157 through a variety of routes there are several different Government Departments that contribute to reducing the chances of an outbreak. Humans may become infected when they consume contaminated food or water, by direct or indirect contact with animals that carry E. coli O157 or from exposure to an environment contaminated with animals' faeces, such...

• Written Answers — Health: Tuberculosis: Screening 8 Apr 2010

  The Department has provided capital funding of £8 million for the Health Protection Agency (HPA) to install new digital x-ray machines at Gatwick and Heathrow to replace the old ones in a phased programme across 2008-09. These have been installed and are fully functioning. In addition, an electronic notification system for results of screening is being piloted across the country to replace...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Lincoln

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @GillianMerron

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Health
• Defence
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Education and Skills
• Drug Abuse Services
• HIV
• Lincolnshire County Council
• Shared Residency Orders
• Milk

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development (25 Jan 2008 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Secretary (the East Midlands), Cabinet Office (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Selection Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Government Whip (17 Dec 2004 to 8 May 2006)
• Assistant Whip (28 Oct 2002 to 17 Dec 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kenneth Carlisle
• Margaret Jackson
• Dick Taverne
• Geoffrey De Freitas
• George Deer
• Walter Liddall
• Robert Taylor
• Alfred Davies
• Charles Roberts
• Charles Seely
• William Crosfield
• Frederick Kerans
• Joseph Ruston
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• Edward Chaplin
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• John Palmer
• Edward Heneage
• Charles Seely
• John Moore
• Charles Seely
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Charles Sibthorp
• Thomas Hobhouse
• Charles Seely
• Charles Sibthorp
• William Collett
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• George Heneage
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fardell
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Sibthorp
• Robert Smith
• John Williams
• Robert Smith
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• Ralph Bernal
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• John Fazakerley
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• Henry Sullivan
• John Fazakerley
• Richard Ellison
• John Savile
• William Monson
• Richard Ellison
• William Monson
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison

Future MPs in this constituency

• Karl McCartney
• Karen Lee

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Gillian Merron’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 48 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 258 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)