A selection of Mike Wood's votes

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• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2014
• Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2012
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 1999–2012

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on child poverty of the introduction of child maintenance service charges.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the gender impact of the introduction of child maintenance service charges.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff 12 Jan 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) external and (b) Civil Service appointees have worked in ministerial offices in his Department (i) since May 2010 and (ii) between May 2005 and May 2010.

More of Mike Wood’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Batley and Spen

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• 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

• Health
• Home Department
• Justice
• Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Drugs: Rehabilitation
• Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Iraq
• Welfare Tax Credits
• Immigration: Detention Centres

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 1 Mar 2011)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee (1 Jun 1997 to 1 Jun 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Elizabeth Peacock

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jo Cox
• Tracy Brabin

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Mike Wood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 43.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 44 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)