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John Leech

Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester, Withington

• Shadow Transport Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)


• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 667 votes. — 604th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Leech voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Conditions of Employment, Dentistry, Roads: Accidents, Roads: Safety, Post Office Card Account

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Local Transport Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)

“That is a perfect example of an easy win, whereby a relatively small amount of investment in the railways could massively improve a service to local people.”

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Repossession and Mortgage Arrears (30 Jun 2009)

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that to gauge the effectiveness of initiatives such as the mortgage rescue scheme, we need to ensure that the Government hold accurate records? The Minister for Housing assured me, in a written answer on 17 June, that only one household in Greater Manchester had been ineligible for the mortgage-to-rent and shared equity...”

Written Answers — Transport: Cycling: Schools (30 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport in how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools there is a cycling safety programme which has been approved by his Department.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 103 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 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 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 23 annotations 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 67 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,433 (164th). Rail £2,622 (316th). Misc £164 (134th). Other: European £441 (113th).

^** Car £4,421 (203rd). Rail £4,922 (178th). Air £159 (220th).