Graham Allen’s voting in Parliament

Graham Allen is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Graham Allen sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Graham Allen almost always voted against the Iraq war, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Graham Allen generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Graham Allen generally voted for university tuition fees, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Graham Allen’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Graham Allen’s full vote analysis page for more.

Graham Allen has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals 16 Sep 2016

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons there is a difference between the 30-day and the 42-day limit for HM Revenue and Customs and Concentrix to reply to mandatory reconsideration requests.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals 16 Sep 2016

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 21278, what differentiates the types of tax credit claim adjustment cases worked by Concentrix and by HM Revenue and Customs.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals 16 Sep 2016

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claims have been stopped as a result of checks by Concentrix since the beginning of its contract with his Department; and what the total saving was to the public purse resulting from the stopping of such claims.

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Profile

Labour MP for Nottingham North

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Prime Minister
• Health
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Iraq
• Pre-legislative Scrutiny
• Correspondence
• Focus Group Research
• Work Placements

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (20 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Committee of Selection (13 Dec 2000 to 11 May 2001)
• Vice-Chamberlain (HM Household) (28 Jul 1998 to 7 Jun 2001)
• The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (8 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (1 Jan 1996 to 1 May 1997)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (1 Jan 1995 to 1 Jan 1996)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1995)
• Shadow Minister (Constitutional Affairs) (1 Jan 1992 to 1 Jan 1994)
• Shadow Minister (Social Security) (1 Jan 1991 to 1 Jan 1992)
• Member, Procedure Committee (8 Dec 1989 to 5 Dec 1991)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 1988 to 17 Apr 1991)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (20 Nov 1987 to 6 Dec 1991)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 15 Dec 1989)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Ottaway
• William Whitlock
• James Harrison

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (30 out of 32)
• Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Graham Allen’s speeches
• Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 95 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Graham Allen’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 931 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)