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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
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, Health, Home Department, 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
- Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)
“Why did the Prime Minister allow himself to be outwitted by the French into conceding the key internal market and financial services job, with the result that a French Commissioner will be regulating the City of London while Baroness Ashton just hands out the Ferrero Rocher?”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (9 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission have outstanding in child support payments; and by how many people these sums are owed.”
- Written Answers — Health: Herbal Medicine (9 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable he has set for statutory registration of professional herbalists; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Michael Fallon's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 45 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 2008, 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") 464 times in debates — 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 | £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).