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PM's voting record

The Prime Minister has voted fewer times than any PM since World War II.

Claim made by Peter Luff, Conservative MP for Mid-Worcesteshire, during the proceedings of the Commons Liaison Committee on 18th June 2007.
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PM's voting record
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Large majority changes context of voting
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Abolished the position of Lord Chancellor
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Invoked 1949 Parliament Act
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Made PM's Question Time weekly
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Ministerial statements to media not the Commons
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PM spoken in relatively few debates
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Throughput of Bills prevented debate on some
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More statements in the House of Commons
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More time spent answering questions in Commons
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No lines of accountabilty altered
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Only PM to attend Commons Liaison Committee
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