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Phil Wilson
Labour MP for Sedgefield

• Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Phil Wilson voted on key issues:

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

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

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

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Disability Living Allowance, Children: Databases, Met Office, Schools in Deprived Areas, Durham Tees Valley-Heathrow Route

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (39 out of 40)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (9 out of 14)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Banking Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Most recent appearances

Petitions: School Transport (Darlington and Sedgefield) (1 Feb 2012)

“This petition with 800 signatures is on behalf of my constituents of Sedgefield who live in the borough of Darlington. The petition states: The Petition of residents of the Borough of Darlington, Declares that the Petitioners believe that Associated Transport Provision to schools within the borough should continue to be provided for children starting secondary school from 2013 onwards, as...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill (30 Jan 2012)

“Aviation makes a major contribution to the UK economy: the industry makes up £19 billion to £20 billion a year of our gross domestic product and employs 600,000 to 700,000 people. My concern tonight, in the context of this Bill, is the future of regional airports and the connectivity they offer between the regions they serve and the rest of the world. In 1995, Heathrow served 21...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill (30 Jan 2012)

“My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Transparency is very important when it comes to the sale and I know that the board is meeting every week at the moment to ensure that everything is out in the open. It is vital that whoever takes over the airport ensures it is there for the benefit of all the region, not just the shareholders. Five or six years ago, approximately 900,000 passengers...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 3 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 80.04% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 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") 70 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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.

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).