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Dennis Skinner MP
- Labour MP for Bolsover
- Majority: 18,437 votes. — 12th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dennis Skinner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Culture Media and Sport, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Housing Stock, Miners' Compensation, Dentistry, Warm Front Scheme, Alzheimer's Disease
(based on written questions asked by Dennis Skinner and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)
“When my right hon. and learned Friend answered my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, South (Margaret Moran)—”
- Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)
“I was here long before this business began.”
- Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)
“I came in at five minutes to 11. Is that enough?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 95% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 30 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 119 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dennis Skinner speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 79 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £10,565 (558th) | £12,171 | £14,053 (503rd) | £12,128 (535th) | £13,113 (559th) | £10,991 (542nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £2,839 (644th) | £2,127 | £2,888 (655th) | £1,042 (658th) | £5,664 (652nd) | £9,155 (545th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £46,366 (642nd) | £46,253 | £46,132 (650th) | £46,723 (646th) | £42,654 (645th) | £36,719 (573rd) |
| Members' Travel | £5,669 (419th)* | £5,704 | £9,983 (337th) | £7,434 (423rd) | £9,355 (356th) | £8,399 (300th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £569 (207th) | £682 | £819 (213th) | £956 (169th) | £1,390 (107th) | £915 (147th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £358 (585th) | £170 | £424 (joint 545th) | £525 (499th) | £844 (joint 409th) | £134 (639th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £400 (628th) | £0 | £770 (603rd) | £2,312 (joint 354th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £599 | £418 (651st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £67,891 (644th) | £67,706 | £75,487 (657th) | £71,120 (655th) | £73,020 (654th) | £66,313 (623rd) |
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- Election results for Bolsover (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
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- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Chesterfield (5 miles)
- North East Derbyshire (6 miles)
- Mansfield (6 miles)
- Ashfield (8 miles)
- Sherwood (11 miles)
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