• Labour MP for Darlington
• Majority: 10,404 votes. — 163rd out of 632 MPs.
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How Alan Milburn 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 moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills, Transport, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Sex Offenders, Railways, Revenue and Customs: Darlington, Crime: Darlington, Darlington

(based on written questions asked by Alan Milburn and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Carers' Allowances: Darlington (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received carer's allowance in Darlington constituency in each of the last five years.”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Citizens Advice Bureaux (4 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what resources his Department makes available to Citizens Advice Bureaux to provide benefits advice and debt advice.”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (4 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the (a) number and (b) proportion of those entitled who do not take up benefit entitlements among (i) pensioners, (ii) working age families with children and (iii) working age families without children in (A) the UK, (B) each region and (C) each local authority area.”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Milburn speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 288 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £1,392 (502nd). Rail £15,785 (1st). Air £2,441 (92nd).