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David Winnick
Labour MP for Walsall North
- Also represented Croydon South
- Entered Parliament on 31 March 1966 — General election
- Majority: 6,640 votes. — 284th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Winnick voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, House of Commons
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, UK Border Agency: Correspondence, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by David Winnick and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowances (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Leader of the House how many hon. Members have repaid money received by them in allowance payments since the detailed information on hon. Members' allowance payments has been published; and how much has been so repaid (a) in total and (b) on average by hon. Members.”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 14 — Short title and commencement (1 Jul 2009)
“Will my right hon. Friend give way?”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 14 — Short title and commencement (1 Jul 2009)
“If a sunset clause were agreed to, would there not be a cynical feeling among the public, which the Opposition refuse to accept, that we were setting up the authority because of the scandal and the way the House has been brought into disrepute? Surely no one denies that. The public would say, "If the new body is too effective, Parliament will do away with it." We have learned the lesson with...”
More of David Winnick's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1729 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £9,530 (561st) | £9,626 (564th) | £8,577 | £8,621 (583rd) | £8,427 (586th) | £8,387 (599th) | £7,338 (593rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,575 (557th) | £21,794 (194th) | £5,711 | £5,036 (647th) | £5,152 (651st) | £5,645 (653rd) | £1,877 (653rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £67,554 (619th) | £65,826 (612th) | £58,100 | £58,430 (620th) | £54,644 (631st) | £48,666 (627th) | £28,256 (635th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,111 (458th)* | £4,783 (478th)** | £5,538 | £4,605 (549th) | £4,428 (542nd) | £4,469 (549th) | £4,649 (484th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £152 (joint 375th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £294 (joint 581st) | £255 (620th) | £412 | £308 (598th) | £267 (607th) | £614 (joint 515th) | £496 (558th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,109 (joint 549th) | £64 (637th) | £1,345 | £708 (612th) | £842 (590th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,029 (joint 556th) | £1,291 (46th) | £767 | £1,201 (632nd) | £1,201 (627th) | £850 (635th) | £434 (612th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £96,202 (636th) | £103,639 (623rd) | £80,450 | £78,909 (655th) | £74,961 (653rd) | £68,631 (656th) | £43,202 (652nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £5,107 (182nd). Other: Rail £4 (200th).
** 3rd party £40 (42nd). Rail £4,576 (195th). Other £167 (49th).