• Labour MP for Sunderland South
• Majority: 11,059 votes. — 68th out of 631 MPs.
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How Chris Mullin voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 18 Jan 2006)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Iraq, Sudan: War Crimes

(based on written questions asked by Chris Mullin and answered by departments)

Bill Presented: Intelligence and Security Committee (17 Jul 2008)

“Nobody is arguing that all the information should be put in the public domain; the argument is that in a democracy the Intelligence and Security Committee should account to Parliament, not to the Prime Minister.”

Bill Presented: Intelligence and Security Committee (17 Jul 2008)

“Am I right in thinking that the tribunal has never upheld a complaint?”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Heating (15 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans she has to amend the building regulations to require the installation of energy efficient domestic heating pumps; and if she will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very 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)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Mullin speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 217 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 £522 (566th). Rail £4,919 (179th). Air £192 (209th).