A selection of Lynda Waltho'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 5 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2007
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 39 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2006–2009
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007

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Recent appearances

• Petition — Mobile Telephone Mast (West Midlands) 17 Mar 2010

  I wish to present a petition. It states: The Petition of the constituents of Amblecote, Stourbridge and others, Declares that they object to the proposed erection of an O2 mobile phone mast at Hillfields Road, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Dudley, West Midlands because of the possible negative environmental impact this could have on the area; the distraction the proposed mast would be to...

• Dangerous Dogs Act 12 Mar 2010

  I open this debate by thanking the Minister and his colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office. It would appear that not only are they highly competent and hard-working Ministers, but they have a crystal ball, because the majority of what I intended to call for in this debate was highlighted recently in the Home Secretary's announcement on Tuesday...

• International Women's Day 11 Mar 2010

  The right hon. Lady talks much about leading by example. Can she tell us how many women there are in the shadow Cabinet?

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Stourbridge

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — 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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Minister for Women
• Health
• Culture Media and Sport
• Home Department
• Defence
• Sudan
• Domestic Violence
• Licensing Act
• Fertility: Medical Treatments
• Alcohol Treatment Services

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon David Hanson, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice (6 Jun 2007 to 30 Dec 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon David Hanson, Minister of State), Northern Ireland Office (27 Feb 2007 to 6 Jun 2007)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (15 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Mr David Hanson, Minister of State), Northern Ireland Office (10 Nov 2005 to 27 Feb 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 8 Feb 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Debra Shipley
• Arthur Moyle
• Robert Morgan
• Wilfred Wellock
• Douglas Pielou
• John Wilson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Margot James

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (5 out of 12)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
• Health Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Lynda Waltho’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below 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 85.40% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 55 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)