• Labour MP for Bassetlaw
• PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Minister of State), Cabinet Office (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 10,837 votes. — 160th out of 635 MPs.
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How John Mann voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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 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 moderately 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Coal Health Claims, Freedom of Information, Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Miners Compensation

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

Graveyards (Health and Safety) (6 May 2008)

“Does the Minister regard it as good practice for a local burial authority to have thousands of staked headstones? Should not such an authority move with the utmost swiftness to rectify that situation so that it does not continue for month after month, even year after year?”

Graveyards (Health and Safety) (6 May 2008)

“I wish to declare a triple interest. First, my constituency Labour party receives finance from the Unite union, which organises vicars who are specifically affected by the issue that I am raising tonight. Secondly, my constituency Labour party receives money from the public sector union Unison, and I will be proposing to the Minister that work in respect of health and safety in graveyards...”

Graveyards (Health and Safety) (6 May 2008)

“I have not had the opportunity to topple-test outside my constituency, although perhaps that interest could be pursued. This is a scandal across the country, not simply in Bassetlaw. I would estimate that between 500,000 and 1 million headstones in Britain have been wrongly staked by over-zealous burial authorities. They usually contract out to people such as IMI, who are staking not by the...”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 282 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 86% of votes in parliament — well 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 94 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Mann speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 167 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 £2,225 (396th). Rail £4,443 (206th). Air £136 (226th). European £1,970 (9th).