• Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East
• Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 10,495 votes. — 63rd out of 631 MPs.
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How Patrick McFadden voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Defence Training Review, Community Support Officers, Defence Training, DCAE Cosford, Teenage Pregnancies

(based on written questions asked by Patrick McFadden and answered by departments)

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Regional Development Agencies (22 Jul 2008)

“I have today laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for 2007-08 for the eight Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) outside of London. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The annual report and accounts for the London Development Agency are presented to the Mayor of London rather than to Parliament. I shall provide a copy to the House Library when these are...”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Business: Females (22 Jul 2008)

“The Department and the regional development agencies are currently carrying out a major project which will evaluate all the Agencies' programmes. Where Agencies have discrete programmes for women's enterprise those will be evaluated separately. The result of the project will be published in the autumn. The RDAs are our key partners in promoting enterprise and we are working collaboratively...”

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Industrial Disputes (22 Jul 2008)

“Data on days lost to industrial action are collected by the Office for National Statistics only at Government Office Region level. Therefore information on days lost relating to the Leeds Metropolitan District is outside of the scope of data collected. The available data for days lost to industrial action in the Government Office region of Yorkshire and Humberside is shown in the following...”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 17 comments on this MP's speeches — well 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.
• 39 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patrick McFadden speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £3,064 (310th). Rail £4,201 (218th).