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Phil Wilson

Labour MP for Sedgefield

• Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection
• Majority: 6,956 votes. — 181st 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 for 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: Work and Pensions, Children, Schools and Families, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Transport, Home Department

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

(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

Selective Licensing Schemes (4 Nov 2009)

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Cummings. The issues that lie beneath the surface of this subject are of great concern for many of my constituents. I believe that the need to extend selective licensing has both positive and negative connotations. Selective licensing schemes have been introduced in several areas of the country and are established where there is low...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Regional Spatial Strategy (27 Oct 2009)

“Twenty per cent. of Gypsies and Travellers have no legal camping place, which is why my constituents in Thornley are seeing large numbers of Travellers camping in the centre of their village, causing much tension. Do the Government have any plans to provide funding for legal camping sites in future? What pressure can my hon. Friend place on local authorities to follow their own guidelines,...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below 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 86% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Phil Wilson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

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