A selection of Vera Baird's votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2004
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 27 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2006–2009
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2003–2007
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007

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Recent appearances

• Business of the House: Clause 9 — Race 6 Apr 2010

  With the leave of the House, Mr. Speaker, I shall reply to the debate. As ever, the hon. Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Dr. Harris) has over-argued his case. I hope that he sometimes has pause for thought about how conjuring up surreal incidents of harassment-putting forward examples that have never existed and suggesting that people behave as outrageously as he wants to suggest-can...

• Business of the House: Clause 9 — Race 6 Apr 2010

  Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

• Business of the House: Clause 9 — Race 6 Apr 2010

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to intervene. He is utterly wrong, but he knows that, because he said this about six times in Committee, and I have told him six times that he is wrong. The case law is incredibly clear. For the sixth time, let me say that it is called Driskel v. Peninsula Business Services, and the Employment Appeal Tribunal made it clear that where...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Redcar

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

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

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

Social Media

• @VeraBaird

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Constitutional Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Solicitor-General
• Burma
• Rape Trials
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Rape
• Domestic Violence

Other offices held in the past

• Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office (3 Dec 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Solicitor General, Law Officers (25 Nov 2008 to 3 Dec 2008)
• Solicitor General, Law Officers' Department (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Nov 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice (9 May 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (8 May 2006 to 9 May 2007)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (20 Dec 2005 to 27 Nov 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Charles Clarke, Secretary of State), Home Office (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Feb 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Draft Corruption Bill (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mo Mowlam
• James Tinn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ian Swales
• Anna Turley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 22)
• Equality Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Housing Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of 22)
• Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (24 out of 32)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
• Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (32 out of 39)

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Vera Baird’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 77.95% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 39 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 45 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 575 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)