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Patrick McFadden

Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East

• Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 Oct 2009)

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• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 10,495 votes. — 64th 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 Patrick McFadden voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against 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
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against 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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

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)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business, Innovation and Skills: Minimum Wage (Tips) (12 Nov 2009)

“Measures to prevent tips from being counted towards salaries in calculating the minimum wage were introduced by the Government on 1 October this year. The public do not expect the tips that they leave for staff to be used to make up the minimum wage, and the change that we have introduced brings clarity for customers, staff and employers. We will ask the Low Pay Commission to review the...”

Business, Innovation and Skills: Minimum Wage (Tips) (12 Nov 2009)

“Yes, I am very happy to clarify that. My hon. Friend is right that, in the past, the law treated tips differently depending on whether they were left by cash or by credit card. The change that we have made clarifies the position and makes it clear that all tips and gratuities, whether left by cash or by credit card, can no longer be used to make up the minimum wage. That is right; it is an...”

Business, Innovation and Skills: Employees' Rights (12 Nov 2009)

“Last year, the Government launched a £6 million, three-year information campaign to make sure that vulnerable workers are aware of their rights and of how to report abuses. As part of our efforts, we recently launched the pay and work rights helpline on 0800 917 2368. It combines the functions of five previous helplines, making it easier for vulnerable workers to report bad treatment at...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 22 annotations 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.
• 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patrick McFadden speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 347 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,208 (277th). Rail £3,981 (240th).

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