A selection of Julie Morgan's votes

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• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 7 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2004
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 36 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2007–2009

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Recent appearances

• Petitions: Gypsies and Travellers (Security of Tenure) 30 Mar 2010

  My first petition was organised by Cathay Birch. Unlike other social tenants, Gypsies and Travellers on rented pitches have no rights to security of tenure, and both the European Court of Human Rights and the House of Lords have said that that amounts to a breach of human rights. The Government have recognised that, and have said that they will amend the law by including council sites in the...

• Petitions: Proposed Eviction (Dale Farm and Hovefields, Essex) 30 Mar 2010

  My second petition, to which there are 15 signatures, concerns the proposed eviction of Gypsy and Traveller families at Dale Farm and Hovefields by Basildon council. It was organised by Ann Dean. The families include invalid schoolchildren, some of whom have special needs, elderly people, and many who are living on their own land. The petition states: The Petition of families at Dale Farm and...

• Written Answers — Health: Tuberculosis: Offenders 24 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that medical treatment of prisoners with tuberculosis continues on leaving custody.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Cardiff North

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @JulieMorganLAB

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• International Development
• Trade and Industry
• Tuberculosis
• Asylum Seekers
• Equal Pay
• National Offender Management Service
• Prisoners

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Administration Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gwilym Jones
• Ian Grist
• Michael Roberts
• Ted Rowlands
• Donald Box
• David Llewellyn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jonathan Evans
• Craig Williams
• Anna McMorrin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Julie Morgan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — 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 79.19% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 27 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.
• 44 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 288 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)