Mike Wood’s voting in Parliament

Mike Wood is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Mike Wood sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Mike Wood voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Mike Wood voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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.

Mike Wood has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Topical Questions 12 Sep 2018

  Will my right hon. Friend confirm that, thanks to his efforts and those of the Department of Health and Social Care and of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust after the collapse of Carillion, work on the Midland Metropolitan Hospital will resume later this year, and the west midlands will get another world-class hospital?

• Universal Credit (Liverpool) 11 Sep 2018

  I thank the Minister for visiting my constituency and meeting with local advocacy organisations, representative groups and local charities, who deal with people claiming universal credit on a daily basis. What lessons and messages did he receive from those organisations in Dudley, where the roll-out was completed over a year ago, about how the system has changed and improved with the tweaks...

• Universal Credit (Liverpool) 11 Sep 2018

  I understand the hon. Gentleman’s quite legitimate concerns, but perhaps I can offer a little reassurance following the roll-out that has already happened in Dudley. Many claimants and the jobcentre—particularly in Stourbridge—are seeing that universal credit gives extra flexibility to help cases that simply would not have received the help and appropriate support they...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Dudley South

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @mikejwood
• https://facebook.com/mike4dudleysouth

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mike Wood campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Ministry of Defence
• Department of Health
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Nitrous Oxide
• Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
• Energy
• Refugees: Children
• Living Wage

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (7 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Kelly
• Ian Pearson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Mike Wood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 93.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 38 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mike Wood’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 94 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)