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Phil Woolas
Labour MP for Oldham East & Saddleworth
- Minister of State (the North West), Regional Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
Minister of State (the North West), HM Treasury (since 10 Jun 2009)
Minister of State (the North West), Home Office (since 10 Jun 2009) - Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,590 votes. — 506th 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 Woolas voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigrants: Somalia (2 Jul 2009)
“The requested information is not available. The following table shows the number of nationals of Somalia removed or departed voluntarily to Somalia in the last two years by type of departure. The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK on a quarterly and annual basis, which are available from the Library of the House and from the...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Northern Ireland (1 Jul 2009)
“I have written to the hon. Member.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Borders: Personal Records (1 Jul 2009)
“The gross cost of the e-Borders Programme to the Government is £1.2 billion, of which the cost of the 10 year contract is £750 million.”
More of Phil Woolas's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 454 times in debates — above 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 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £20,766 | £19,301 (346th) | £20,126 (237th) | £18,008 (432nd) | £15,789 (joint 218th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,319 (143rd) | £20,429 (joint 303rd) | £27,021 | £18,612 (297th) | £18,784 (joint 262nd) | £17,978 (375th) | £20,572 (148th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,848 (281st) | £86,611 (218th) | £76,751 | £67,986 (452nd) | £71,017 (164th) | £65,133 (298th) | £44,296 (392nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,372 (63rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,754 (36th)* | £23,430 (9th)** | £20,042 | £24,311 (26th) | £16,964 (97th) | £20,640 (41st) | £14,654 (79th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,146 (79th) | £1,818 (49th) | £0 | £1,273 (144th) | £2,970 (21st) | £1,151 (141st) | £1,782 (49th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £580 (198th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £899 (25th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £658 (joint 389th) | £686 (joint 420th) | £810 | £604 (449th) | £1,136 (209th) | £1,532 (159th) | £492 (562nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,363 (317th) | £803 (602nd) | £2,461 | £1,611 (472nd) | £3,054 (257th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,405 (68th) | £1,175 (joint 136th) | £0 | £1,970 (joint 127th) | £1,970 (joint 120th) | £1,970 (joint 119th) | £1,970 (joint 114th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,862 (30th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £169,427 (19th) | £157,062 (36th) | £147,851 | £143,148 (52nd) | £137,595 (45th) | £127,939 (44th) | £100,685 (85th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,648 (327th). Rail £9,462 (58th). Air £2,968 (77th). Misc £2,568 (3rd). Other: Rail £108 (111th).
** Car £5,978 (77th). Rail £10,036 (31st). Air £7,138 (66th). Other £278 (42nd).