• Labour MP for High Peak
• Majority: 735 votes. — 603rd out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Tom Levitt voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Disabled People, Performance Targets, Digital Television, Tax Credits, Property-based Loans

(based on written questions asked by Tom Levitt and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Treasury: Import Duties: Occupied Territories (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much in duties has been collected from companies importing produce into the UK from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory in the latest period for which figures are available.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Welfare Reform (21 Jul 2008)

“I particularly welcome my right hon. Friend's commitment to doubling the Access to Work budget, not only because it will help more disabled people back into work, but because it will help employers retain in the work force people who, through sickness or disability, might otherwise be lost from it, which would be bad for employers as they would lose skills and loyalty, and bad for the...”

Written Answers — Treasury: EU External Trade: Israel (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many proof of origin certificates HM Revenue and Customs has accepted under the 1 February 2005 technical arrangement enabling companies operating inside Israel to maintain trade preferences under the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and what the value of this trade has been.”

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Levitt speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 154 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,678 (348th). Rail £7,725 (74th). Air £588 (142nd). European £851 (48th).