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Gordon Banks

Labour MP for Ochil & Perthshire South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 688 votes. — 610th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Gordon Banks voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Treasury, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental ICT, Departmental Energy, Business: Regulation, Coeliac Disease, Organs: Donors

(based on written questions asked by Gordon Banks and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video

“My right hon. Friend may have seen today's announcement by Diageo on the restructuring of jobs in Scotland, to which the Leader of the Opposition referred. It was mixed news, with 500 job losses over two years but also £100 million of investment, including in my constituency. Will my right hon. Friend do everything he can to negate the loss of these jobs, and will he agree to meet the...”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Domestic Appliances: Safety (1 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what reports he has received of the recommendations in relation to the sale of blinds with looped cords made in the determination made by Sheriff Mackie on 29 May 2009 in respect of the fatal accident inquiry into the death of Muireann McLaughlin; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 78 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gordon Banks speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 73 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,958 (297th). Rail £3,187 (279th). Air £11,760 (27th). Misc £1,038 (28th).

^** Car £3,007 (320th). Rail £2,081 (327th). Air £13,605 (20th).