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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
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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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (16 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)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Jun 2009) has video
“Does my right hon. Friend believe that it is the role of mainstream UK political parties to associate with Latvia's For Fatherland and Freedom party, which honours veterans of the Waffen-SS, or does he believe that that should be left to the British National party?”
- [Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — Regional Aviation Policy (17 Jun 2009)
“My point was that ring-fencing some of the slots at Heathrow would help to mitigate the problem of regional airports that do not have access to Heathrow.”
- [Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — Regional Aviation Policy (17 Jun 2009)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
More of Phil Wilson's recent appearances
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 — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2007: Too little data for valid analysis.
- 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 17–18 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") 21 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £17,312 (455th) | ||||||
| London Supplement | £0 | ||||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,745 (441st) | ||||||
| Staffing Allowance | £61,478 (631st) | ||||||
| Communications Allowance | £2,916 (529th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,678 (154th)* | ||||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,139 (10th) | ||||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £133 (77th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £915 (joint 253rd) | ||||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,192 (joint 208th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £760 (629th) | ||||||
| Other Costs | £0 | ||||||
| Total | £117,268 (610th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,803 (231st). Rail £7,831 (93rd). Misc £44 (205th).