• Labour MP for Nottingham North
• Majority: 12,171 votes. — 42nd out of 635 MPs.
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How Graham Allen voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. 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.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Treasury, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Correspondence, Pre-legislative Scrutiny, Focus Group Research, Work Placements

(based on written questions asked by Graham Allen and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Care Standards (6 May 2008)

“What steps he is taking to improve access to care and standards of care.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Care Standards (6 May 2008)

“I understand that the first consultation meeting on the Green Paper will take place next week. Will the Secretary of State ensure that one of the key considerations will be the interface between the national health service and social services, particularly when assessments are required for conditions such as incontinence or for the care package? Will the Secretary of State make a point of...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (6 May 2008)

“Will the Secretary of State tell us what impact health can have on reducing crime and on ensuring that youngsters get good qualifications and do not spend a lifetime on benefits? Does he agree that early intervention by the health service, particularly through the nurse-family partnership, sets young people on the way forward, and—to ensure the topicality of this question—may I...”

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 98 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Allen speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 264 times in debates — above 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 £4,038 (235th). Rail £6,499 (114th). European £659 (75th).