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Mike Wood
Labour MP for Batley & Spen
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,788 votes. — 382nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike Wood 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 a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Welfare Tax Credits, Immigration: Detention Centres, Tax Credits, NHS Dentistry
(based on written questions asked by Mike Wood and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: M606 and M62 (21 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness in improving road travel conditions of the high occupancy vehicle lane on the M606 and M62.”
- Business of the House (30 Apr 2009) has video
“It is four years since the high hedges legislation was put on the statute book. May we have a ministerial statement on departmental monitoring of the legislation, and what advice is being given to local authorities to make it more effective?”
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Furniture: Government Assistance (28 Apr 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he expects the credit insurance scheme to be available to small and medium-sized businesses in the furniture industry.”
More of Mike Wood's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 49% of votes in 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") 14 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £17,976 (436th) | £18,038 (442nd) | £14,533 | £19,555 (327th) | £13,632 (502nd) | £17,819 (441st) | £13,966 (441st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,129 (564th) | £12,888 (587th) | £13,605 | £16,407 (432nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £14,013 (378th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £100,135 (16th) | £100,543 (4th) | £84,458 | £73,254 (joint 215th) | £67,891 (joint 328th) | £65,595 (joint 231st) | £48,984 (216th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,881 (531st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,162 (454th)* | £5,830 (411th)** | £5,373 | £8,771 (383rd) | £7,986 (398th) | £7,744 (420th) | £7,131 (361st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £442 (joint 227th) | £477 (joint 223rd) | £1,050 | £748 (228th) | £1,157 (137th) | £1,153 (140th) | £1,393 (80th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,007 (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) | £5,435 | £4,826 (146th) | £6,499 (65th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,164 (390th) | £1,010 (joint 407th) | £18 | £1,933 (joint 243rd) | £1,933 (joint 238th) | £1,915 (266th) | £1,915 (252nd) |
| Other Costs | £1,678 (joint 62nd) | £6,101 (20th) | £0 | £1,251 (78th) | £2,554 (42nd) | £0 | £203 (joint 61st) |
| Total | £144,984 (352nd) | £151,941 (68th) | £125,663 | £128,229 (225th) | £122,371 (256th) | £114,213 (297th) | £89,023 (318th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,869 (124th). Rail £293 (521st).