• Labour MP for Pendle
• Majority: 2,180 votes. — 539th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Gordon Prentice voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Defence, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, House of Lords, Regional Assemblies, Police, Trident

(based on written questions asked by Gordon Prentice and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Accidents (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) men and (b) women died in car accidents in each year since 2000 where the driver was (i) male and (ii) female and aged 21 or under.”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Prosecutions (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many successful prosecutions for breaches of the Building Control Regulations there have been since 2000.”

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Sales (7 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of dismantled railway track bed have been sold by the British Railways Property Board since 2001; and if she will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 179 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium 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 17 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gordon Prentice speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 143 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £4,185 (217th). Rail £4,363 (209th). Air £2,711 (91st).