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Michael Fallon
Conservative MP for Sevenoaks
- Also represented Darlington
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,970 votes. — 122nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Fallon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- 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: Treasury, Home Department, Health, Transport, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Experience Corps, Special Advisers, Departmental Staff, Northern Rock, Zimbabwe
(based on written questions asked by Michael Fallon and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)
“Beyond the need for more co-operation and closer financial surveillance, has not the Prime Minister now conceded that the mediation proposed on cross-border supervision will in fact now be binding on our national regulator?”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure (23 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been lent to (a) UK businesses other than banks and financial institutions and (b) UK homeowners in each month since August 2007.”
- Written Answers — Health: Muscular Dystrophy: Health Services (23 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to (a) primary care trusts and (b) social services on the care and treatment of people over the age of 18 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.”
More of Michael Fallon's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 41 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 463 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £22,853 (229th) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,413 (528th) | £12,828 (590th) | £21,304 | £15,099 (487th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £12,197 (599th) | £13,105 (413th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £72,015 (603rd) | £72,105 (581st) | £64,904 | £65,168 (541st) | £64,174 (504th) | £56,237 (576th) | £46,295 (301st) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,738 (472nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,866 (474th)* | £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 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £44 (345th) | 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 | £430 (joint 530th) | £682 (424th) | £558 | £823 (351st) | £411 (559th) | £535 (555th) | £762 (423rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,125 (548th) | £1,893 (joint 432nd) | £1,050 | £2,835 (289th) | £1,280 (517th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,183 (joint 351st) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £119,667 (603rd) | £116,635 (576th) | £111,538 | £108,426 (564th) | £109,768 (511th) | £95,438 (588th) | £77,906 (513th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £720 (542nd). Rail £4,120 (228th). Misc £26 (219th).
** Car £2,026 (426th). Rail £15 (576th). Other £3,877 (5th).