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Malcolm Wicks
Labour MP for Croydon North
- Also represented Croydon North West
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 13,888 votes. — 104th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
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 very 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Arms Exports, Cast Iron: Manufacturing Industries
(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Wicks and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Cast Iron: Manufacturing Industries (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) supply and (b) quality of cast iron for use in UK industry.”
- Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video
“I very much welcome the statement, but, given the inevitably long time scales for the development of new nuclear and carbon capture and storage, and getting to where we need to be in relation to our renewables needs, is there not a danger that up to 2020 we could see a new dash for gas? Will that not inevitably increase import dependency, at a time when the world will be thirsty for energy;...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video
“Given the proud and honest record of the mutual building societies, in contrast to what has happened in the commercial sector, why are the Government not more enthusiastic about options to enable and facilitate the remutualisation of parts of the banking sector, perhaps starting with the decent part of Northern Rock?”
More of Malcolm Wicks's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 47 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.
- 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Malcolm Wicks speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 729 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £138 | £0 | £0 | £9,000 (596th) | £16,119 (156th) |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,003 (175th) | £26,436 (72nd) | £16,875 | £19,118 (211th) | £18,114 (joint 449th) | £18,176 (joint 295th) | £21,782 (122nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,747 (164th) | £87,272 (166th) | £81,209 | £77,511 (joint 87th) | £72,873 (74th) | £67,586 (151st) | £47,064 (278th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,916 (165th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £196 (631st)* | £540 (628th)** | £64 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £44 (joint 417th) | £17 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,600 (75th) | £1,321 (192nd) | £1,440 | £598 (453rd) | £1,202 (184th) | £1,409 (180th) | £939 (joint 359th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,023 (137th) | £2,338 (joint 361st) | £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) | £1,451 (580th) | £1,451 (564th) | £1,451 (491st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,129 (43rd) | £1,185 (66th) | £0 |
| Total | £131,601 (516th) | £118,700 (563rd) | £104,277 | £102,179 (602nd) | £100,872 (592nd) | £100,334 (539th) | £88,582 (334th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £196 (579th).