• Labour MP for York, City of
• Majority: 10,472 votes. — 233rd out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Hugh Bayley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, International Development, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Africa, Health Care (York), Dentistry, Health Services (York), Rail Safety

(based on written questions asked by Hugh Bayley and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Transport: Transport: York (19 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much local transport grant was given to the City of York unitary authority in each year since its creation.”

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Civil Servants: Manpower (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many full-time equivalent civil servants each Government department and executive agency employed in City of York constituency in each year since 1996-97.”

Assisted Dying (11 Nov 2008)

“Order. I remind the hon. Lady of what I said at the start of the debate: hon. Members can talk about principles, but not about individual cases. It would be inappropriate to discuss what the judge said.”

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• Has spoken in 64 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 73 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below 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 8 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 102 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hugh Bayley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 226 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £6,343 (57th). 3rd party £78 (37th). Rail £4,467 (204th). Air £658 (135th). Other £55 (59th).