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Michael Jack
Conservative MP for Fylde
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 12,459 votes. — 149th 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 Jack voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 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
- Voted very 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)
- Chairman, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Recruitment Industry, Eurofighter, Eurofighter Typhoon, Recruitment Agencies, Tax Receipts
(based on written questions asked by Michael Jack and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bovine Tuberculosis (29 Oct 2009) has video
“Has the Secretary of State come to a conclusion about what he will do when the injectable vaccine is trialled and diseased animals are found? Will they be euthanased?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (29 Oct 2009) has video
“Pursuant to the Secretary of State's opening comments, the National Audit Office has issued a second damning report into the Rural Payments Agency, which it said had scant regard for protecting public money and had too high a cost base. When will someone at ministerial and senior official level take responsibility for this shambolic organisation, get to grips with it and publish a report...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Fylde (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were employed in each section of her Department in the Borough of Fylde in each of the last five years.”
More of Michael Jack'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 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 select committees (1 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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 75 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Jack speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 893 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 | £22,000 (292nd) | £19,651 (401st) | £19,102 | £17,557 (415th) | £15,498 (455th) | £15,319 (510th) | £15,906 (195th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,873 (572nd) | £11,097 (609th) | £13,482 | £14,725 (499th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £15,068 (547th) | £13,018 (417th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,621 (480th) | £84,385 (319th) | £81,968 | £73,134 (220th) | £72,088 (80th) | £67,313 (166th) | £55,927 (55th) |
| Communications Allowance | £192 (597th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,074 (182nd)* | £12,266 (124th)** | £11,011 | £13,572 (193rd) | £12,828 (217th) | £14,451 (160th) | £10,177 (207th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £440 (229th) | £745 (168th) | £479 | £10 (joint 467th) | £454 (278th) | £764 (200th) | £357 (joint 294th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £326 (257th) | 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 | £751 (341st) | £1,064 (257th) | £875 | £1,222 (228th) | £958 (joint 273rd) | £1,588 (147th) | £1,321 (218th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,858 (72nd) | £6,446 (93rd) | £6,662 | £6,573 (87th) | £6,570 (63rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,181 (joint 356th) | £937 (joint 502nd) | £312 | £1,847 (joint 398th) | £1,847 (joint 391st) | £1,641 (489th) | £1,536 (joint 448th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,316 (481st) | £136,591 (346th) | £133,891 | £128,640 (215th) | £129,042 (134th) | £116,144 (253rd) | £98,242 (114th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,808 (312th). Rail £8,207 (83rd). Other: Rail £59 (145th).