• Labour MP for Barrow & Furness
• Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 6,037 votes. — 338th out of 631 MPs.
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How John Hutton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: New Nuclear Power Stations (22 Jul 2008)

“It was announced in the White Paper on Nuclear Power 2008 that the Government would publish a public consultation on the Strategic Siting Assessment (SSA) process and criteria. I have today issued a consultation document on the SSA process and criteria. Alongside this, the Government are publishing a study of the environmental and sustainability effects of the siting new nuclear power...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: National Minimum Wage (3 Jul 2008)

“Last year, the Government ran a major advertising and awareness campaign to highlight entitlement to the national minimum wage. The campaign produced some very positive results, including a 400 per cent. increase in calls to our language and help lines, more than 170,000 hits on the online guidance, and an increased number of enforcement requests to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: National Minimum Wage (3 Jul 2008)

“We are taking two steps to address those concerns. First, the Employment Bill, which is currently going through the other place, will significantly change the way in which we recover arrears of unpaid wages and make it clear that it is the will of this House that every worker should be entitled to a proper national minimum wage that is properly enforced, and that there will be a consequence...”

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• Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 81 comments on this MP's speeches — well above 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.
• 93 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Hutton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 629 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £5,852 (83rd). Rail £5,530 (155th).