• Conservative MP for Leominster
• Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 13,187 votes. — 158th out of 635 MPs.
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How Bill Wiggin voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Avian Influenza, Fisheries: Quotas, Bovine TB, Fisheries, Zimbabwe

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

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Angling: Licenses (6 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the fees for (a) non-migratory coarse and trout and (b) salmon and sea trout rod licences were in each year since 1997, broken down by category of applicant.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Electricity Generation (1 May 2008)

“I am listening to the Government describing us as leading on offshore wind power, yet Shell is pulling out of key offshore wind farm projects in this morning's newspapers. When we look further at the Government's biomass co-firing feedstocks, we find that a fifth of those are coming from palm oil products, which are causing deforestation and loss of habitat for the orang-utan. We know that...”

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 614 written questions in the last year — well above 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 78% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 50 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bill Wiggin speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 287 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £6,028 (74th). Rail £828 (440th).