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Mike Hall
Former Labour MP for Weaver Vale
- Also represented Warrington South
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 6,855 votes. — 333rd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike Hall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Video recordings bill: Flood and Water Management Bill (15 Dec 2009) has video
“I welcome the Flood and Water Management Bill. I am pleased that it will receive a Second Reading this evening and I hope it is not long before it is on the statute book. At this moment in time, the eyes of the world are rightly focused on Copenhagen and the world climate change summit. I hope that we can decide on substantial and sustainable reductions on carbon emissions this weekend. I...”
- Bill Presented — Video recordings bill: Flood and Water Management Bill (15 Dec 2009) has video
“I am grateful for my hon. Friend's intervention. I am about to address his point about the water companies' introduction of the concessionary scheme. I hope that confirmation will be put on record during the wind-ups that the Government envisage that the community groups covered by the Bill will include guide associations and village halls, because it is important that they are included in...”
- 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...”
More of Mike Hall's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 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.
- 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 82.38% of votes in this 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.
- 75 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 106 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,930 (149th) | £23,067 (166th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,638 (joint 337th with 1 other) | £19,622 (297th) | £16,384 (126th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st with 8 others) |
| Office running costs | £14,431 (452nd) | £17,087 (394th) | £18,624 (448th) | £19,319 | £18,314 (335th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,080 (346th) | £14,391 (368th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,681 (139th) | £94,671 (59th) | £89,091 (89th) | £84,761 | £70,960 (288th) | £67,975 (318th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £51,482 (136th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,339 (193rd) | £9,793 (187th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,539 (178th)1 | £13,092 (119th)2 | £11,113 (164th)3 | £11,322 | £14,059 (171st) | £16,072 (113th) | £14,627 (152nd) | £13,660 (93rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £306 (joint 235th with 1 other) | £1,299 (66th) | £1,834 (48th) | £1,681 | £2,645 (31st) | £1,929 (58th) | £2,494 (29th) | £1,231 (104th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £96 (306th) | £640 (joint 180th with 2 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,547 (144th) | £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 with 1 other) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £1,884 (322nd) | £1,884 (303rd) | |
| Other Costs | £8,368 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £1,198 | £1,564 (71st) | £809 (71st) | £0 | £5,073 (10th) |
| Total | £173,236 (53rd) | £167,791 (25th) | £150,170 (87th) | £145,758 | £136,249 (97th) | £133,706 (80th) | £123,074 (105th) | £105,149 (42nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,822 (103rd). Rail £5,514 (162nd). Air £203 (141st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,563 (154th). Rail £8,275 (80th). Air £254 (137th).
3 Car £4,675 (173rd). 3rd party £360 (23rd). Rail £5,789 (146th). Air £289 (192nd).