Lucy Powell, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, has been in Parliament since November 2012 and is relatively long-serving compared to her peers, ranking 110th of 649 active MPs for length of service. As Secretary of State for Education, her voting participation rate of 45.57% is conventional for a minister in a government post. She has made 2,074 debate contributions across 63 debates, ranking 571st overall in debate activity, with her contributions focused on topics including Trade & Industry, Environment & Climate, and Other/Procedural matters. Her voting and debate activity show notably different levels of engagement, with her debate rank substantially lower than her voting rank.

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