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Mike Hall
Labour MP for Weaver Vale
- Also represented Warrington South
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 6,855 votes. — 332nd 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 Mike Hall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 very 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS Logistics, NHS Supplies Service, Ministerial Travel, Education Standards, Research Councils
(based on written questions asked by Mike Hall and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Petition — Hospital Parking Charges (Cheshire) (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced car parking charges at the Victoria infirmary, Northwich. After the first 20 minutes, patients and visitors now have to pay £3 for parking. The Victoria infirmary is the only public facility in Northwich that charges for car parking, and I congratulate Gina Bebbington and the Northwich Guardian on their campaign against those...”
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (11 Jun 2009) has video
“May I press my hon. Friend on the case for the Mid-Cheshire college redevelopment? It is an absolutely fantastic £35 million redevelopment project for a college that provides an outstanding quality of education. However, the project is not quite shovel-ready, and the fact that delays to the shovel-ready projects have already been announced means that colleges further down the line will...”
- Petitions: Roads (Cheshire) (20 May 2009)
“This petition relates to a road proposal being brought forward by Cheshire West and Chester local authority to link the Winnington urban village to the A556. The proposed road will pass through the Hartford part of my constituency and through a conservation area. If this had been a planning application, it would have been refused. However, because it is a road scheme, it is being permitted to...”
More of Mike Hall's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 104 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £23,067 (166th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,638 (joint 337th) | £19,622 (297th) | £16,384 (126th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,087 (394th) | £18,624 (448th) | £19,319 | £18,314 (335th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,080 (346th) | £14,391 (368th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,671 (59th) | £89,091 (89th) | £84,761 | £70,960 (288th) | £67,975 (318th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £51,482 (136th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,793 (187th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,092 (119th)* | £11,113 (164th)** | £11,322 | £14,059 (171st) | £16,072 (113th) | £14,627 (152nd) | £13,660 (93rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,299 (66th) | £1,834 (48th) | £1,681 | £2,645 (31st) | £1,929 (58th) | £2,494 (29th) | £1,231 (104th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £640 (joint 180th) | 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 | £1,820 (45th) | £1,638 (135th) | £1,356 | £1,219 (229th) | £1,184 (191st) | £771 (444th) | £1,027 (318th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,175 (49th) | £4,849 (141st) | £4,487 | £4,586 (158th) | £6,300 (68th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,147 (422nd) | £911 (joint 551st) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £1,884 (322nd) | £1,884 (303rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,198 | £1,564 (71st) | £809 (71st) | £0 | £5,073 (10th) |
| Total | £167,791 (25th) | £150,170 (87th) | £145,758 | £136,249 (97th) | £133,706 (80th) | £123,074 (105th) | £105,149 (42nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,563 (154th). Rail £8,275 (80th). Air £254 (137th).
** Car £4,675 (173rd). 3rd party £360 (23rd). Rail £5,789 (146th). Air £289 (192nd).