• Labour MP for Batley & Spen
• Majority: 5,788 votes. — 374th out of 630 MPs.
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How Mike Wood voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Welfare Tax Credits, Immigration: Detention Centres, Tax Credits, NHS Dentistry

(based on written questions asked by Mike Wood and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Pakistan (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many instances of overstay were recorded against recipients of temporary visas issued in Pakistan between April 2006 and March 2007.”

Written Answers — Justice: Young Offender Institutions: Restraint Techniques (3 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what his policy is on the use of restraints in establishments for young offenders; and if he will make a statement; (2) on how many occasions restraints were used on young offenders in each of the last three years; (3) how many injuries were recorded arising from the use of restraints on young offenders in each of the last three years.”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Homelessness (25 Mar 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many homelessness applications were rejected in the fourth quarter of 2007 in each of the English regions; and what percentage change that represented compared with the same period in the previous year; (2) how many approaches for help to local authority homelessness units there are in each of the English regions in...”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 47% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mike Wood speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 7 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £5,759 (90th). Rail £71 (559th).