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Alan Whitehead

Labour MP for Southampton, Test

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 7,018 votes. — 343rd out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Alan Whitehead voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
• Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Recycling, Office for Legal Complaints

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Energy Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Energy Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Housing Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Clause 2 (2 Jul 2009)

“If the amendment were passed, the subsections would have to be renumbered, so subsection (4) would become subsection (5). In effect, the amendment that we just voted on, which we discussed on Tuesday, was also to subsection (4), which would become (5). Whatever one might think about the circumstances of that amendment, the outcome would be that an internally inconsistent Bill would go back to...”

Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Clause 2 (2 Jul 2009)

“Thank you, Mr. Gale. I will, of course, appreciate, respect and follow your guidance. Before I strayed, I was attempting to establish that the clause is  inconsistent with clause 44, which we have previously discussed. It is material that the Committee recognises and understands that, and considers, at least so that it is on the record of our discussions, how to resolve the issue.”

Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Clause 2 (2 Jul 2009)

“The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Whatever we might think of those circumstances, that is the situation we are now in, and will be in on Report. I understand that my hon. Friend the Minister has reflected on what I said on Tuesday and is willing to consider carefully what wording would reconcile those two positions and make the Bill both internally consistent and consistent with other...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 88 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Whitehead speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 328 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,118 (508th). Rail £2,911 (296th). Other: Rail £63 (138th). European £612 (92nd).

^** Car £1,116 (524th). Rail £3,070 (261st).