• Labour MP for Nuneaton
• Majority: 2,280 votes. — 540th out of 633 MPs.
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How Bill Olner voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 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 very strongly 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Engineering, Mercury, EU (Public Information), Funerals, Satellite Dishes

(based on written questions asked by Bill Olner and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Health: Dietary Supplements: Jersey (17 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the Food Standards Agency has secured agreement with the government of Jersey to bring forward legislation to establish compliance with European legislation on food supplements and nutrition and health claims in accordance with protocol 3 of the Treaty of Accession; and if he will make a statement; (2) when he next plans to discuss with...”

Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Jersey (17 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has recently reviewed the medicine laws of Jersey to monitor compliance with European legislation under Protocol 3 of the Treaty of Accession.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Kingsnorth (12 Jun 2008)

“My right hon. Friend knows, fur ther to the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Mr. Jenkins), that we have a sea of coal underneath England. We need to exploit it and we need to get back to a better place than where the Tories left us when they closed down all the coalfields. Clean technology is available that can get the coal out of the ground and raise up communities again.”

More of Bill Olner's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 75 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bill Olner speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 16 Jun 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,085 (415th). Rail £6,832 (97th). European £327 (110th).