• Labour MP for Nottingham North
• Majority: 12,171 votes. — 41st out of 631 MPs.
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How Graham Allen voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for 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 strongly against 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Treasury, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Correspondence, Pre-legislative Scrutiny, Focus Group Research, Work Placements

(based on written questions asked by Graham Allen and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (17 Jul 2008)

“In the several months since I last raised the issue with the departmental team, what progress has been made on bringing forward incentives to introduce biodegradable chewing gum? Chewing gum blights our townscapes and spoils our children's outings. Members on both sides of the House have been raising the issue for several months now. Will the Minister tell us when he will be able to introduce...”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Chewing Gum (17 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward proposals for incentives to encourage manufacturers of chewing gum to create a biodegradable product.”

Written Answers — Health: Social Services (7 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the figure of £6 billion funding gap in social care in 2027 contained in his Department's publication A Case for Change was calculated.”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 86 written questions in the last year — 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 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Allen speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 266 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 £4,038 (235th). Rail £6,499 (114th). European £659 (75th).