• Labour MP for Southampton, Itchen
• Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 9,302 votes. — 245th out of 630 MPs.
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How John Denham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for 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 very strongly 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 for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gender Pay Gap, Climate Change, Equal Pay, Pensions, Independent Sector Treatment Centres

(based on written questions asked by John Denham and answered by departments)

Written Ministerial Statements — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Education (Student Support) Regulations (29 Oct 2008)

“This Government believe that everyone with the talent and ambition to enter higher education should be able to benefit from the opportunity. Investment by this Government means that by the end of this comprehensive spending review period in 2010-11, Government funding will have risen by nearly 30 per cent. in real terms since 1997. There are 287,000 more higher education students than in 1997...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Apprenticeships (16 Oct 2008) has video

“Despite the current economic crisis, the most recent construction skills estimate was that there would be more than 40,000 new entrants to the industry every year. We are determined to maintain the highest possible numbers of apprentices in the sector, so we are looking at how we can use the power of Government contracts to increase the number of apprenticeship places. We have set up a...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Apprenticeships (16 Oct 2008) has video

“My hon. Friend raises an important point. He will know that in the £2.3 billion capital programme for further education colleges in England we have already made it clear that major new contracts will have to have a training agreement within them. I can assure him that I am discussing that message actively with colleagues across Government, so that we look into every area of Government...”

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• Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 20 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 133 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Denham speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 481 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £4,017 (238th). Rail £3,975 (228th).