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Michael Wills
Labour MP for North Swindon
- Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,571 votes. — 537th 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 Wills voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Freedom of Information, Citizens Juries, Common Agricultural Policy, Antisocial Behaviour, Public Order
(based on written questions asked by Michael Wills and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Departmental Postal Services (5 Nov 2009)
“The Ministry of Justice currently has no formal contracts for mail services. However, it has a number of local agreements with both Royal Mail and DX limited. We recognise that the absence of established contracts is not satisfactory and are in the process of completing a further competition against the Buying Solutions Postal Framework. It is expected that we will have a formal contract in...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009)
“Again, we have had a very interesting debate. The hon. Member for North-West Norfolk (Mr. Bellingham) is an adornment to this House, and I hope that he will preserve that status by withdrawing this amendment. I shall set out my reasons. The hon. Gentleman quite rightly raises the point that all public institutions have to be efficient and cost-effective, and they do, but he has to be careful...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 21 — Chief executive of the Supreme Court (4 Nov 2009)
“When I say like for like, I know that the running costs are not exactly the same and that of course there will be savings in both cases. The Supreme Court is a new building and will almost certainly be far more energy-efficient than this building. Of course, capital costs go into that and they have to be amortised over a certain period of time. These calculations are highly complex but for a...”
More of Michael Wills's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Wills speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 312 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £20,766 (362nd) | £16,051 (491st) | £10,661 | £16,948 (432nd) | £14,407 (485th) | £13,889 (544th) | £8,750 (583rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £246 (joint 119th) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,216 (589th) | £10,048 (620th) | £14,048 | £11,847 (583rd) | £17,957 (467th) | £15,958 (519th) | £14,344 (369th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £100,554 (13th) | £97,667 (9th) | £89,902 | £77,813 (66th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,355 (272nd) | £48,889 (219th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,406 (241st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,414 (603rd)* | £2,879 (560th)** | £3,065 | £3,016 (593rd) | £907 (640th) | £2,544 (602nd) | £1,531 (610th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £76 | £0 | £448 (joint 279th) | £175 (391st) | £172 (366th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £39 (348th) | 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 | £1,732 (60th) | £2,266 (78th) | £2,795 | £1,716 (141st) | £1,973 (joint 70th) | £2,005 (87th) | £1,600 (139th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,254 (40th) | £7,427 (69th) | £6,919 | £4,927 (142nd) | £5,641 (89th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,328 (joint 152nd) | £1,739 (8th) | £776 | £1,355 (joint 616th) | £1,340 (610th) | £472 (645th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £2,429 (50th) | £1,909 (45th) | £0 | £0 | £1,304 (63rd) | £294 (81st) | £0 |
| Total | £153,138 (213th) | £139,986 (285th) | £128,242 | £117,622 (447th) | £112,000 (485th) | £100,938 (531st) | £76,513 (532nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £580 (553rd). Rail £834 (454th).