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Michael Fallon MP

- Conservative MP for Sevenoaks
- Majority: 12,970 votes. — 124th out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Fallon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Health, Education and Skills, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Experience Corps, Special Advisers, Departmental Staff, Zimbabwe, Departmental Bodies and Reviews
(based on written questions asked by Michael Fallon and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Business of the House (15 May 2008)
“May we have a topical debate on whether anything could or should be done to stem the flow of increasingly tacky political memoirs? Does the Leader of the House agree that authors who do not meet a certain quality threshold should perhaps be required to donate the proceeds to charity?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Income Tax (13 May 2008)
“But why should 1.1 million still be losers? At a time of rising prices, why should any low-paid people pay more tax?”
- Orders of the Day: Clause 3 — Short title and extent (9 May 2008)
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I will not delay the House long, because I am anxious for the Bill to proceed today and to come into effect, but I want to put on record my gratitude to colleagues across the House for the support that I have had. I include in that those who spoke today and who raised points that we were not able to consider in Committee. This is a...”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Fallon speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 116 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £16,882 | £16,825 (436th) | £18,057 (372nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £11,641 (526th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,828 (590th) | £21,304 | £15,099 (487th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £12,197 (599th) | £13,105 (413th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £72,105 (581st) | £64,904 | £65,168 (541st) | £64,174 (504th) | £56,237 (576th) | £46,295 (301st) |
| Members' Travel | £5,918 (407th)* | £5,741 | £5,847 (504th) | £5,218 (513th) | £4,918 (534th) | £4,597 (486th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £682 (424th) | £558 | £823 (351st) | £411 (559th) | £535 (555th) | £762 (423rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,893 (joint 432nd) | £1,050 | £2,835 (289th) | £1,280 (517th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,099 (joint 242nd) | £1,099 | £1,829 (joint 427th) | £1,829 (joint 420th) | £1,829 (joint 404th) | £1,506 (462nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £116,635 (576th) | £111,538 | £108,426 (564th) | £109,768 (511th) | £95,438 (588th) | £77,906 (513th) |

