A selection of Chris Mole's votes

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• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 40 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2006–2009
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2008
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2004
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Construction 8 Apr 2010

  holding answer 30 March 2010 HS2 Ltd.'s preferred route option passes through the following parliamentary constituencies in force in the present Parliament: Aylesbury Banbury Beaconsfield Birmingham Erdington Birmingham Hodge Hill Birmingham Ladywood Brent East Brent South Buckingham Chesham and Amersham Daventry Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush Ealing North Holborn and St. Pancras Hampstead...

• Written Answers — Transport: Railway Stations 7 Apr 2010

  HS2 Ltd. commissioned Imperial College to undertake traction energy modelling, which included the impact of station stops. This report was published earlier this month and is available on HS2 Ltd.'s website www.hs2.org.uk/supporting-documents-temp

• Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Construction 7 Apr 2010

  The Department for Transport does not hold this information in the form requested. The completion of the potential HS2 core network would accelerate surface access to certain UK airports, but actual time savings would depend on rail and airline service patterns and timetabling at that time.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Ipswich

Entered the House of Commons on 22 November 2001 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Culture Media and Sport
• Transport
• Home Department
• Justice
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Young People Reoffending
• Military Medical Policy
• Planning
• Work Force Skills
• Science Degrees

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Healey, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government (11 Nov 2008 to 30 Dec 2008)
• Assistant Whip (6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• PPS (John Healey, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government (28 Jun 2007 to 11 Nov 2008)
• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (14 May 2007 to 3 Jun 2008)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (16 Jan 2007 to 20 Aug 2008)
• PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government (8 May 2006 to 6 Sep 2006)
• PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Information Committee (14 Dec 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)
• Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jamie Cann
• Michael Irvine
• Kenneth Weetch
• Ernle Money
• Dingle Foot
• Richard Stokes
• Francis Ganzoni
• Robert Jackson
• Francis Ganzoni
• Charles Horne
• Daniel Goddard
• Charles Horne
• Felix Cobbold
• Daniel Goddard
• Charles Dalrymple
• Daniel Goddard
• Charles Dalrymple
• Elcho
• Henry West
• Charles Dalrymple
• Henry West
• Jesse Collings
• Henry West
• Thomas Cobbold
• Jesse Collings
• Thomas Cobbold
• James Bulwer
• John Cobbold
• Henry West
• Hugh Adair
• John Cobbold
• Hugh Adair
• John Cobbold
• Hugh Adair
• John Cobbold
• Hugh Adair
• John Cobbold
• John Gladstone
• Sackville Fox
• Desart
• Thomas Gladstone
• Rigby Wason
• George Rennie
• Thomas Cochrane
• Fitz-Roy Kelly
• Thomas Gibson
• Henry Tufnell
• James Morrison
• Rigby Wason
• Robert Dundas
• Fitz-Roy Kelly
• Rigby Wason
• James Morrison
• Charles Mackinnon
• Robert Dundas
• Charles Mackinnon
• Robert Dundas
• Charles Mackinnon
• Robert Torrens
• Thomas Barrett-Lennard
• William Haldimand
• Thomas Barrett-Lennard
• William Haldimand
• Robert Crickett
• William Newton
• Robert Crickett
• John Round
• Robert Crickett
• Home Popham
• Robert Stopford
• Richard Wilson
• Robert Stopford
• Andrew Hamond
• William Middleton
• Andrew Hamond
• Charles Crickett

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ben Gummer
• Sandy Martin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Housing Bill Committee (11 out of 19)
• Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Chris Mole’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.15% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 45 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)