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Malcolm Wicks
Former Labour MP for Croydon North
- Also represented Croydon North West
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 29 September 2012 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Malcolm Wicks voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“Welcome to our debate, Mr Deputy Speaker; it is good to see you again. My intention today is to talk about aspects of family life and how they relate to the “cost of living” theme. However, as a former Energy Minister, I am bound to say that I have been stimulated by the debate to make a few other remarks. Let me offer some friendly advice to the Secretary of State: his soundbite...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“I will give way in a moment—if the intervention is a good one. As a Government, we also tried to push forward carbon capture and storage—a formidable endeavour, and I congratulate the Norwegians on the progress they have made. It would be good to hear from the Government at some stage where they think we are on CCS because it is a vital part of our low-carbon objectives, given...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“I am a kind person, and I suppose it was major until recently. That party was adamantly opposed to nuclear energy. I ask the Secretary of State whether he has now made a strategic realignment in his own mind to support nuclear energy. I hope he has. I think the fact that the Prime Minister has appointed Liberal Democrat Members to this important role of Secretary of State for Energy and...”
More of Malcolm Wicks's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 48 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 102 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 767 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £138 | £0 | £0 | £9,000 (596th) | £16,119 (156th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £22,020 (122nd) | £21,003 (175th) | £26,436 (72nd) | £16,875 | £19,118 (211th) | £18,114 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £18,176 (joint 295th with 1 other) | £21,782 (122nd) |
| Staffing costs | £100,372 (148th) | £90,747 (164th) | £87,272 (166th) | £81,209 | £77,511 (joint 87th with 1 other) | £72,873 (74th) | £67,586 (151st) | £47,064 (278th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,431 (346th) | £9,916 (165th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £487 (627th)1 | £196 (631st)2 | £540 (628th)3 | £64 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £44 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £17 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,479 (149th) | £1,600 (75th) | £1,321 (192nd) | £1,440 | £598 (453rd) | £1,202 (184th) | £1,409 (180th) | £939 (joint 359th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,023 (137th) | £2,338 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £3,597 | £1,502 (490th) | £3,529 (204th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,304 (179th) | £749 (613th) | £937 | £1,832 (joint 421st with 2 others) | £1,451 (580th) | £1,451 (564th) | £1,451 (491st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,129 (43rd) | £1,185 (66th) | £0 |
| Total | £139,704 (458th) | £131,601 (516th) | £118,700 (563rd) | £104,277 | £102,179 (602nd) | £100,872 (592nd) | £100,334 (539th) | £88,582 (334th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £455 (545th). Rail £32 (579th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £196 (579th).