• Labour MP for Chorley
• Majority: 7,625 votes. — 360th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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How Lindsay Hoyle 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 a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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
• Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Official Cars, Police, Housing, Prisons

(based on written questions asked by Lindsay Hoyle and answered by departments)

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Meat (19 Nov 2008)

“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the countries of origin have been of (a) beef, (b) chicken, (c) bacon, (d) sausages, (e) pork and (f) lamb procured by the Department of facilities and its predecessor in the last three years.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (18 Nov 2008) has video

“Those on the Front Bench know that councils throughout the country have sat on section 106 money that has not been spent. Much of that money has been earmarked for social housing. What can they do to ensure that local authorities such as Chorley, which has sat on millions and does not provide much-needed social housing for families, spend that money? It would give a real injection not only to...”

Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Concessions (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the provision of central Government funding to local authorities for free bus travel for pensioners.”

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• Has spoken in 63 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 285 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 30 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 131 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lindsay Hoyle speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 159 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 £8,790 (5th). Rail £4,435 (208th). Air £430 (161st). European £1,133 (38th).