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Mike Wood
Labour MP for Batley and Spen
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike Wood voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Justice, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs: Rehabilitation, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Iraq, Welfare Tax Credits, Immigration: Detention Centres
(based on written questions asked by Mike Wood and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Alcohol Taxation (14 Dec 2011)
“I, too, congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. It is significant that Asda is the supermarket she cited, because it is seen as the one supermarket that has so far taken a lead in trying to get to the bottom of two-for-one offers and the like. If Asda is still behaving as badly as that, what can we expect from the others?”
- Anchor Housing Association (13 Oct 2011)
“I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this debate and thank those organisations, particularly Age UK, that since the schedule was announced have sent me a good deal of relevant background information. At a time when figures show that those aged 65 and over in our country number 10 million and that the figure is set to grow to well over 16 million by 2035, the consensus seems to be that...”
- Anchor Housing Association (13 Oct 2011)
“I will not, at this moment. Will the Government also place a responsibility on the reformed Care Quality Commission to work especially closely with providers that, through longevity and acquisition, have long since lost sight of whom they operate to serve? Will the Minister also ensure that social landlords make their strategic plans public, so that they are open to scrutiny and can be tested...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 48.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 18 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £11,363 (485th) | £17,976 (436th) | £18,038 (442nd) | £14,533 | £19,555 (327th) | £13,632 (502nd) | £17,819 (441st) | £13,966 (441st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,293 (528th) | £11,129 (564th) | £12,888 (587th) | £13,605 | £16,407 (432nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,013 (378th) |
| Staffing costs | £109,530 (19th) | £100,135 (16th) | £100,543 (4th) | £84,458 | £73,254 (joint 215th with 1 other) | £67,891 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £65,595 (joint 231st with 1 other) | £48,984 (216th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,714 (328th) | £2,881 (531st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,737 (456th)1 | £5,162 (454th)2 | £5,830 (411th)3 | £5,373 | £8,771 (383rd) | £7,986 (398th) | £7,744 (420th) | £7,131 (361st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £612 (134th) | £442 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £477 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £1,050 | £748 (228th) | £1,157 (137th) | £1,153 (140th) | £1,393 (80th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £5,084 (177th) | £1,007 (222nd) | £1,585 (145th) | £1,191 | £1,484 (174th) | £1,920 (79th) | £1,753 (116th) | £1,418 (194th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,410 (188th) | £5,469 (joint 123rd with 1 other) | £5,435 | £4,826 (146th) | £6,499 (65th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,164 (390th) | £1,010 (joint 407th with 1 other) | £18 | £1,933 (joint 243rd with 4 others) | £1,933 (joint 238th with 4 others) | £1,915 (266th) | £1,915 (252nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,678 (joint 62nd with 1 other) | £6,101 (20th) | £0 | £1,251 (78th) | £2,554 (42nd) | £0 | £203 (joint 61st with 1 other) |
| Total | £152,332 (299th) | £144,984 (352nd) | £151,941 (68th) | £125,663 | £128,229 (225th) | £122,371 (256th) | £114,213 (297th) | £89,023 (318th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,577 (120th). Rail £119 (557th). Misc £41 (209th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,869 (124th). Rail £293 (521st).