• Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 8,108 votes. — 274th out of 631 MPs.
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How Paul Farrelly 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 moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Regeneration (Staffordshire), Tuition Fees, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Education (Staffordshire), Benefit Entitlement (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

(based on written questions asked by Paul Farrelly and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: Post Office Closures (Staffordshire) (21 Jul 2008)

“I wish to present a petition from 1,400 residents of May Bank in my constituency about the closure of their post office. The petition has been collected by a Conservative councillor, Stephen Holland; there is cross-party co-operation on this matter. We are insisting that the Post Office and Postwatch look again at the decision to close the post office. The petition reads: The Humble Petition...”

Orders of the Day: Employment Bill [Lords] (14 Jul 2008)

“Will the Minister give way in the interests of balance?”

Orders of the Day: Employment Bill [Lords] (14 Jul 2008)

“Perhaps I can strike a different tone from that of my colleague, the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell). The Bill touches on agency workers and exploitation in respect of enforcement. Clearly, the CBI and TUC have recently agreed a compromise on the substance of the protection for agency workers—I addressed that matter as part of my private Member's Bill last...”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 104 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Farrelly speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 74 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £5,098 (138th). Rail £7,522 (78th). European £1,645 (16th).