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Alan Milburn
Labour MP for Darlington
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 10,404 votes. — 162nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Milburn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Sex Offenders, Railways, Revenue and Customs: Darlington, Crime: Darlington, Incapacity Benefit
(based on written questions asked by Alan Milburn and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- 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...”
- Bill Presented: Social Mobility and the Professions (11 Jun 2009) has video
“The hon. Gentleman is on to a very important point. One thing that I am absolutely convinced about, not just from anecdotal evidence but from academic evidence, is that the problem is not that young people do not have aspirations, it is that they are blocked in fulfilling them. It is not that the country does not have talent—to coin a phrase, Britain's got talent. It's got lots of...”
- Bill Presented: Social Mobility and the Professions (11 Jun 2009) has video
“When I compare my kids' experiences and life chances with those of my childhood, it shows that we are living in a different world. It is amazing, and something to cherish about modern society that, by and large, there are fantastic opportunities for more and more people. We live in a world of opportunity. Notwithstanding the problems of economic recession, we live in a world of greater plenty...”
More of Alan Milburn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 797 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,340 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,618 (299th) | £15,409 (joint 306th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £908 (121st) | £315 (129th) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,313 (joint 144th) | £27,968 (41st) | £20,596 | £19,280 (162nd) | £18,798 (joint 192nd) | £18,058 (354th) | £17,069 (263rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,504 (joint 189th) | £83,700 (347th) | £79,531 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £67,727 (343rd) | £55,336 (585th) | £43,927 (406th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,988 (463rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,101 (46th)* | £19,618 (19th)** | £21,506 | £22,617 (34th) | £23,215 (30th) | £13,739 (179th) | £12,913 (114th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £910 (joint 119th) | £2,749 (17th) | £2,002 | £4,171 (8th) | £2,807 (25th) | £3,032 (16th) | £1,663 (59th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £551 (208th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £167 (joint 72nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £612 (425th) | £1,243 (212th) | £784 | £2,109 (102nd) | £650 (431st) | £620 (joint 512th) | £998 (332nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,173 (351st) | £2,558 (332nd) | £3,148 | £6,554 (88th) | £852 (joint 588th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,187 (joint 346th) | £942 (joint 496th) | £0 | £2,054 (joint 18th) | £2,054 (joint 14th) | £2,054 (joint 14th) | £2,054 (joint 14th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,208 (38th) | £2,983 (38th) | £10,016 (9th) | £0 |
| Total | £162,589 (71st) | £160,888 (17th) | £148,907 | £154,139 (10th) | £139,734 (32nd) | £124,000 (85th) | £95,260 (165th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,714 (423rd). Rail £13,650 (5th). Air £1,737 (86th).
** Car £1,392 (502nd). Rail £15,785 (1st). Air £2,441 (92nd).