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Robert Flello

Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 8,681 votes. — 224th 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 Robert Flello voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for 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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Home Department, Health, Defence, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Serco, Special Educational Needs, Steven John Toplass, Antisocial Behaviour, Building Schools for the Future

(based on written questions asked by Robert Flello and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Banking Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Charities Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

“Before my hon. Friend moves on, may I say that the concern often raised with me, in addition to those that hon. Members have mentioned, is the availability of fireworks via the internet? That is of great concern. I am sure that the vast majority of shops meet their requirements carefully and closely, but unfortunately, on the internet, fireworks do not seem to be quite so closely monitored...”

Business of the House: Fireworks Safety (29 Oct 2009) has video

“I have noticed that the information provided with fireworks talks about the distance that should be maintained from the lit firework—for example, 25 metres. Given the trend towards smaller gardens, should the recommended distances be replaced with warnings that particular fireworks are not suitable for small gardens? That could make matters clearer and more specific and would stop...”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Education Maintenance Allowance (19 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will review the criteria for educational maintenance allowance (EMA) with a view to granting greater discretion in allowing reassessment of eligibility for EMA in circumstances where a household's income changes substantially within a financial year.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Flello speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 76 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 £4,993 (115th). Rail £5,942 (156th). Other: Rail £290 (63rd).

^** Car £2,986 (323rd). Rail £7,233 (86th). Air £291 (188th).