Anne Main MP (Conservative) MP for St Albans. Member of EURIM.

Contacts

Office: 104 High Street London Colney Hertfordshire, AL2 1QL Tel: 0207 219 8270 Email: maina@parliament.uk

Career

Anne Main was first elected to Parliament in 2005, and re-elected at the 2010 General Election with an increased majority. Anne Main has served on three cross-party Select Committees - the Energy and Climate Change Committee, the Communities and Local Government Committee and the Advisory Committee on Works of Art - and has served on a number of bill committees. She was elected chair of the Britain-Bangladesh All Party Parliamentary Group in 2009.

Education

She graduated with an Honours Degree in English, from Swansea University.

Issues

Freedom of Information

Signed Early Day Motion 845 Freedom of Information 06 Febuary 2007

That this House expresses concern that the proposed new fees regulations under the Freedom of Information Act would allow authorities to refuse on cost grounds a high proportion of requests which they are currently required to answer; notes that the Government's consultation document recognises that this will have a greater impact on journalists, hon. Members, campaign groups and researchers than on private individuals; considers that such changes would undermine the Act's contribution to increased discussion of public affairs, accountability and trust in the work of public authorities; and calls on the Government not to proceed with the proposals.

Signed Early Day Motion 2699 Freedom of Information 10 December 2006

That this House welcomes the finding of the Constitutional Affairs Committee (HC991) that the Freedom of Information Act has `already brought about the release of significant new information and....this information is being used in a constructive and positive way' and the committee's conclusion that it sees `no need to change' the Act's charging arrangements; views with concern reports that the Government is considering changing these arrangements to permit an application fee to be charged for all requests or to allow authorities to refuse, on cost grounds, a significant proportion of requests which they currently must answer; and considers that such changes could undermine the Act's benefits of increased openness, accountability and trust in the work of public authorities.

DNA database

Signed Early Day Motion 1697 Use of the DNA database 27 Febuary 2006

That this House expresses its concern about the retention of DNA data taken from children aged 10 to 18 years who have never been charged or cautioned with any offence; notes large regional differences in retention policy between various police forces; and believes that this imbalance is being further exacerbated by the Government's unwillingness to issue clear guidelines to chief constables about the removal of innocent children from the National Police DNA Database.

Links

Anne Main MP Constituency Website