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Phil Wilson
Labour MP for Sedgefield

    • Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Phil Wilson voted on key issues:

    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Work and Pensions, Children, Schools and Families, Energy and Climate Change, Defence, Transport

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Disability Living Allowance, Combined Heat and Power, Children: Databases, Met Office, Schools in Deprived Areas

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Finance (No. 2) Bill: Part 2 — Devolution of Wales Long Haul Rates of Duty (18 Apr 2013)

    “On the effect of APD on regional airports such as Durham Tees Valley airport in my constituency and Newcastle airport a few miles from the Scottish border, will the Government consider regional APD variations that might incentivise airliners to fly from airports other than Heathrow and Gatwick?”

    Finance (No. 2) Bill: Part 2 — Devolution of Wales Long Haul Rates of Duty (18 Apr 2013)

    “We should set aside the selfish approach shown today by the SNP, because APD is an issue not just for Scotland and Northern Ireland, but for many UK regions, including the north-east of England. Durham Tees Valley airport, in my constituency, is under capacity. One way to ensure that we fill such airports to capacity is to have a regional variation in APD. Would that approach not satisfy the...”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 81.06% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    4. Sponsorships
    (a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
    (a) Donation received at fundraising dinner for 360 people on 16 November 2012:
    (a) Name of donor: Rt Hon Tony Blair
    (a) Address of donor: private
    (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,770
    (a) Donor status: individual
    (a) (Registered 13 December 2012)
    (a) Name of donor: Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd
    (a) Address of donor: 4th floor, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1F 0AF
    (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,700
    (a) Donor status: company
    (a) (Registered 23 January 2013)
    (a) Name of donor: Merchant Place Developments
    (a) Address of donor: Sinclair Court, Darrell Street, Brunswick Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, NNE13 7DS
    (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,700
    (a) Donor status: company
    (a) (Registered 31 January 2013)

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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    Expenses

    Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/072005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£21,995 (198th) £17,312 (455th)            
    London costs£0 £0            
    Office running costs£23,555 (75th) £15,745 (441st)            
    Staffing costs£97,938 (236th) £61,478 (631st)            
    Communications Allowance£2,711 (535th) £2,916 (529th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£20,306 (17th)1 £11,678 (154th)2            
    Members' Staff Travel£3,871 (2nd) £3,139 (10th)            
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£175 (61st) £133 (77th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£853 (621st) £915 (joint 253rd with 1 other)            
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,192 (joint 208th with 1 other) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £760 (629th)            
    Other Costs£0 £0            
    Total£171,403 (66th) £117,268 (610th)            

    1 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).

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