A selection of Shaun Woodward's votes

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• Voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2012
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2015
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2013
• Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2013
• Generally 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, 7 votes against, 10 absences, between 2012–2014
• Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2003–2012

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Today’s Business of the House 26 Mar 2015

  The office of Speaker in this House is the guardian of fairness. Will the right hon. Gentleman explain how the reputation of Parliament and the fairness of this House is enhanced by his not sharing even at the beginning of this week his intention to bring about this debate today? Across the country, people look at Parliament, whose reputation has not been enhanced by many of the actions taken...

• Written Answers — Home Department: Passports 22 Jul 2014

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for a UK passport have paid an upgrade fee to fast-track their application after having submitted that application at a passport office at each such office and in each of the last 12 months.

• Business of the House: Hallett Review 17 Jul 2014

  I, too, thank the right hon. Lady for advance sight of the report, and join her in remembering not only the victims of the Hyde Park bombing, but all the people to whom the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson) referred who lost their lives in the course of the troubles. I also thank Lady Justice Hallett for a very comprehensive report. As a former Secretary of State, I accept...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for St Helens South and Whiston

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

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

Party was Conservative until 17 Dec 1999

Also represented St Helens South; Witney

• 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

• Education and Skills
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Trade and Industry
• Home Department
• Asylum Seekers
• Miners' Compensation
• Equal Opportunities/Pay
• Iraq
• Hate Crime

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (12 May 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Creative Industries & Tourism) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (16 Oct 2003 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (7 Jun 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (25 Jan 1999 to 5 Jul 1999)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (17 Nov 1998 to 26 Jul 1999)
• Member, European Legislation Committee (15 Jul 1997 to 17 Nov 1998)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Marie Rimmer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Shaun Woodward’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below 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 42.62% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 63 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 355 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)