• Labour MP for Warley
• Comptroller, HM Household (since 6 Oct 2008)
• Majority: 10,147 votes. — 105th out of 630 MPs.
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How John Spellar voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. 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.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Transport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Departmental Expenditure, Drinking Water, Departmental Staff, Departments: Energy

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

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Energy Supply: Meters (13 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking to ensure those who use prepayment meters are not disadvantaged.”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Energy Supply: Natural Gas (28 Oct 2008)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many days' supply of gas the UK has storage capacity for; and what proposals his Department has to increase this.”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 216 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 89% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 40 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Spellar speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £4,846 (158th). Rail £419 (488th).