• Labour MP for Croydon North
• Minister of State (Energy), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (since 13 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 13,888 votes. — 105th out of 631 MPs.
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How Malcolm Wicks voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Arms Exports

(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Wicks and answered by departments)

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Post Office Closures (Buckinghamshire) (22 Jul 2008)

“I congratulate, as others have done, the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Mrs. Gillan) on securing this debate on post office closures in Buckinghamshire. I shall stick to the terms of the debate, which is Buckinghamshire, otherwise I would have been happy to follow the precedent set by other hon. Members and give a scenic description of my constituency of Croydon, North, but I know...”

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Post Office Closures (Buckinghamshire) (22 Jul 2008)

“I shall come to the issue of profitability. Many services that have traditionally been conducted over post office counters are now transacted by other means. On pensioners and elderly people, I recall my time as the Minister for Pensions when Post Office card accounts were introduced, and I shall come to that later. Eight out of 10 pensioners have their pensions paid directly into a bank or...”

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Post Office Closures (Buckinghamshire) (22 Jul 2008)

“Does the hon. Lady blame the last Government, this Government, or both, because they have both presided over a decline in the post office network? I thought she recognised the reality that some post offices will have to close. Is she going to make it clear which Government she is blaming?”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 45 comments 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 whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Malcolm Wicks speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 541 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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^* Car £23 (585th). European £517 (88th).