• Labour MP for Knowsley North & Sefton East
• Majority: 16,269 votes. — 24th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How George Howarth voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 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 for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, Armed Forces Bill Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
• Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Lord Chancellor, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Tram and Light Rail Schemes, Cheshire and Merseyside SHA, Gibraltar, Public Guardianship Office

(based on written questions asked by George Howarth and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (29 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what date (a) his Department and (b) the Advisory Committee on Pesticides was first informed by the manufacturers that the insecticides known as neonicotinoids have been reported in other countries to have a significant adverse impact on honey bees.”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (29 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what date members of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides were first informed that the group of insecticides known as neonicotinoids (a) were the subject of a court case in Germany being brought by beekeepers alleging that these chemicals were responsible for large-scale death tolls among their honey bees and (b) that...”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (29 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will suspend immediately the use of neonicotinoid insecticides in order to protect honey bees.”

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 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.
• 70 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever George Howarth speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 137 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

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

^* Car £3,043 (314th). Rail £14,842 (2nd). Air £131 (229th).