• Labour MP for West Dunbartonshire
• Majority: 12,553 votes. — 121st out of 631 MPs.
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How John McFall voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Chairman, Treasury Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Defence, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tax Avoidance, Naval Bases: Ambulance Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Jobcentres, Tax

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

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Low-Income Households (10 Jul 2008)

“The Treasury Committee report on the 10p tax issue noted that the 13 May announcement ensured that fewer low-paid people will be paying income tax, and we described that as bringing simplicity, transparency and greater incentives to work. The Government must ensure that every effort is made not to return those people into the tax system. In that respect, the Committee recommended a poverty...”

Orders of the Day: New Clause 11 — Personal allowance for those aged under 65 (1 Jul 2008)

“May I take the Minister back to what the Treasury Committee's report said? We identified the fact that 1.1 million people were affected and said that the Government must make every effort to look for them and compensate them. Will she accept that proposal, so that we will not be disappointed in the autumn?”

Orders of the Day: New Clause 11 — Personal allowance for those aged under 65 (1 Jul 2008)

“I am pleased to be speaking on behalf of the Treasury Committee. On Second Reading, I said that the Committee would undertake an inquiry arising from the controversy over the removal of the starting rate of income tax. The result is the report that was published on Saturday, which, I am glad to see, has been welcomed in the House and outside. It is a complex document, reflecting the...”

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 51 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John McFall speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 170 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £6,037 (73rd). Rail £1,602 (371st). Air £10,300 (39th).