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Gordon Banks

Labour MP for Ochil & Perthshire South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 688 votes. — 610th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Gordon Banks 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Treasury, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental ICT, Departmental Energy, Coeliac Disease, Business: Regulation, Organs: Donors

(based on written questions asked by Gordon Banks and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (5 Nov 2009)

“What comments can my right hon. Friend offer in relation to solicitors overcharging on miners compensation schemes?”

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on the Government's policy on future use of nuclear power; and if he will make a statement.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: VAT Returns (3 Nov 2009)

“What estimate he has made of the average annual savings to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over the next three years arising from the introduction of paperless value added tax returns.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 74 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gordon Banks speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 75 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 £2,958 (297th). Rail £3,187 (279th). Air £11,760 (27th). Misc £1,038 (28th).

^** Car £3,007 (320th). Rail £2,081 (327th). Air £13,605 (20th).