• Labour MP for Huddersfield
• Majority: 8,351 votes. — 199th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Barry Sheerman voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 against 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.

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 14 Nov 2007)
• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Ritalin, Recycling, Graffiti, Renewable Energy, Waste

(based on written questions asked by Barry Sheerman and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Climate Change (10 Jul 2008)

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that climate change is both a challenge and an opportunity? Will she take further steps with her colleagues to get more eco-innovation in our universities and in the private sector? Some strong steps are being taken to make us a leading expert in this area, and a bit more encouragement from the Treasury would help.”

Written Answers — Transport: East Coast Railway Line (10 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she next plans to meet Network Rail to discuss the performance of the (a) track and (b) trains on the East Coast Main Line.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: High-speed Trains (8 Jul 2008)

“Is my right hon. Friend aware that people in Yorkshire very much want a high-speed service to the major cities of this country, not just to London? Is she also aware that recently at weekends some conspiracy between National Express and Network Rail has sealed off the northern region from the rest of the country through the disruption and damage done to the timetable?”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 60 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Barry Sheerman speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 219 times in debates — 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 £8,802 (4th). Rail £1,758 (357th).