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Alan Milburn
Former Labour MP for Darlington
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 10,404 votes. — 163rd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Milburn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (Seat Belts) (8 Dec 2009)
“On that point, I fully understand and welcome the fact that the various associations are campaigning and giving a profile to the issue, so as to encourage more truck drivers to wear belts when they are fitted. I want to ask the Minister two simple and specific things. First, alongside that campaign, may we have a small, specific campaign run by the Department for Transport, the two...”
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (Seat Belts) (8 Dec 2009)
“I am grateful to Mr. Speaker for the opportunity to have this debate on what may seem a small and somewhat arcane issue of fitting seat belts to heavy goods vehicles. However, on occasion small issues have large consequences and, in this case, it can be a matter of life or death. Normally, discussions about road safety and heavy goods vehicles focus on their role in accidents and fatalities...”
- Bill Presented: Social Mobility and the Professions (11 Jun 2009) has video
“It is always a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts). At some points in his speech, his insight and knowledge were in danger of creating a progressive consensus in the House; then, however, he lapsed into criticism rather deeper than I would have expected from him. It is also a great pleasure to follow the Minister, whom I congratulate on her appointment to an...”
More of Alan Milburn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 50 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 798 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,048 (144th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,340 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,618 (299th) | £15,409 (joint 306th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £908 (121st) | £315 (129th) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £20,599 (188th) | £21,313 (joint 144th with 1 other) | £27,968 (41st) | £20,596 | £19,280 (162nd) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £18,058 (354th) | £17,069 (263rd) |
| Staffing costs | £101,661 (110th) | £90,504 (joint 189th with 2 others) | £83,700 (347th) | £79,531 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £67,727 (343rd) | £55,336 (585th) | £43,927 (406th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,719 (254th) | £4,988 (463rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,339 (43rd)1 | £17,101 (46th)2 | £19,618 (19th)3 | £21,506 | £22,617 (34th) | £23,215 (30th) | £13,739 (179th) | £12,913 (114th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £316 (231st) | £910 (joint 119th with 1 other) | £2,749 (17th) | £2,002 | £4,171 (8th) | £2,807 (25th) | £3,032 (16th) | £1,663 (59th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,922 (23rd) | £551 (208th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £859 (24th) | £167 (joint 72nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,082 (joint 255th with 1 other) | £612 (425th) | £1,243 (212th) | £784 | £2,109 (102nd) | £650 (431st) | £620 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £998 (332nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,173 (351st) | £2,558 (332nd) | £3,148 | £6,554 (88th) | £852 (joint 588th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,187 (joint 346th with 2 others) | £942 (joint 496th with 2 others) | £0 | £2,054 (joint 18th with 2 others) | £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others) | £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others) | £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,208 (38th) | £2,983 (38th) | £10,016 (9th) | £0 |
| Total | £180,543 (16th) | £162,589 (71st) | £160,888 (17th) | £148,907 | £154,139 (10th) | £139,734 (32nd) | £124,000 (85th) | £95,260 (165th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,180 (353rd). Rail £12,358 (18th). Air £2,643 (76th). Misc £158 (141st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,714 (423rd). Rail £13,650 (5th). Air £1,737 (86th).
3 Car £1,392 (502nd). Rail £15,785 (1st). Air £2,441 (92nd).