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Phil Wilson

Labour MP for Sedgefield

• Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection
• Majority: 6,956 votes. — 182nd 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 Phil Wilson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, North East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Nov 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Work and Pensions, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Transport, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Children: Databases, Scientific Research, Schools in Deprived Areas, Durham Tees Valley-Heathrow Route, Crime: Rural Areas

(based on written questions asked by Phil Wilson and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Banking Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Passenger Security (Screening) (28 Jan 2010) has video

“Kromek is an award-winning company in my constituency, and its chief executive officer, Arnab Basu, was awarded the title of entrepreneur of the year. It is developing a scanner that can identify whether liquid in a bottle is explosive, and the product is being trialled in the United States and other areas. Will my hon. Friend meet me and the company to see what we can do to promote that...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (26 Jan 2010) has video

“In Sedgefield there are many properties let out by private landlords, but a significant number are empty at any one time. Can my right hon. Friend tell me what progress we are making towards a national registration scheme for private landlords, to try to get rid of some of the rogue landlords in our communities?”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: National Challenge for Schools (25 Jan 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what progress has been made in the national challenge for schools; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Phil Wilson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 26 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,803 (231st). Rail £7,831 (93rd). Misc £44 (205th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,030 (268th). Rail £15,280 (4th). Air £1,290 (91st). Misc £350 (101st). Other: European £356 (118th).