• Labour MP for Walsall North
• Majority: 6,640 votes. — 280th out of 631 MPs.
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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

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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, 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, Iraq, Child Support Agency

(based on written questions asked by David Winnick and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Departmental Correspondence (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the reasons were for the time taken to transfer the letter of 18 June from the hon. Member for Walsall, North to the Department of Work and Pensions, ref: 74157; and if he will take steps to speed up the transfer of correspondence by his Department.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 12 May regarding a constituent, reference 96705.”

Reform of Intelligence and Security Committee (17 Jul 2008)

“On the basis of what the Government have said, I shall not move my amendment.”

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• Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — above 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 86% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 15 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 31 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Winnick speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 246 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* 3rd party £40 (42nd). Rail £4,576 (195th). Other £167 (49th).