• Conservative MP for Surrey Heath
• Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Children, Schools and Families (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 10,845 votes. — 231st out of 632 MPs.
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How Michael Gove 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Home Information Packs, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Council Tax: Valuation, Muslim Council of Britain, Pupil Exclusions

(based on written questions asked by Michael Gove and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: SATs Testing (22 Jul 2008)

“May I first of all thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for finding time before we break up for this statement? I also thank the Secretary of State for taking the opportunity to update us today on the latest twists in this terrible fiasco. I wish to underline our sympathy for the pupils, parents, heads and teachers whose summer has been blighted by the chaos surrounding the marking of the key stage...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: SATs Testing (22 Jul 2008)

“What?”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Education: Assessments (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract agreed and signed between the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and ETS in 2007.”

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 306 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Gove speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 152 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,182 (218th). Rail £152 (536th).