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Annette Brooke
Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole
- Shadow Children's Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 5,482 votes. — 431st 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 Annette Brooke voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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 this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Health, Children, Schools and Families, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Children: Day Care, Departmental Detergents, Children: Databases, Mental Health
(based on written questions asked by Annette Brooke and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Autism Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Services (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the FiReControl project and its funding; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Health: Speech Therapy: Manpower (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified speech therapists there are per head of population in each primary care trust.”
- Written Answers — Health: Speech Therapy: Manpower (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many speech therapists completed their training in the UK in each of the last five years; and what his Department's latest estimate is of the number of (a) job vacancies in this profession and (b) trained speech therapists.”
More of Annette Brooke's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 184 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 258 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £16,285 (470th) | £18,820 (428th) | £13,404 | £17,509 (419th) | £18,912 (323rd) | £14,399 (533rd) | £14,930 (362nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,564 (265th) | £20,994 (236th) | £18,639 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,245 (441st) | £17,106 (475th) | £19,260 (192nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,177 (489th) | £77,079 (521st) | £73,865 | £70,180 (369th) | £67,414 (365th) | £62,098 (395th) | £42,535 (456th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,379 (488th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,720 (480th)* | £4,178 (508th)** | £4,566 | £5,807 (509th) | £5,091 (518th) | £5,388 (507th) | £4,436 (492nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £736 (141st) | £223 (318th) | £468 | £342 (316th) | £417 (289th) | £352 (312th) | £479 (251st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £825 (joint 300th) | £749 (391st) | £660 | £996 (joint 291st) | £960 (272nd) | £976 (joint 341st) | £810 (403rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,019 (joint 237th) | £2,336 (363rd) | £1,708 | £2,454 (336th) | £2,304 (359th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,216 (joint 303rd) | £1,013 (joint 405th) | £0 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,968 (joint 121st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,921 (502nd) | £125,392 (510th) | £113,310 | £118,581 (430th) | £115,311 (409th) | £102,287 (521st) | £84,418 (422nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,440 (471st). Rail £2,414 (329th). Other: European £866 (67th).
