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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. — 432nd 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 moderately 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, Health, Education and Skills, 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)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 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)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Student Numbers (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many residents of each constituency in England attended university in the most recent academic year for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Radioactive Materials: Waste Management (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what evidence his Department is using to decide on the minimum burial depth for each grade of nuclear waste.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Radioactive Materials: Waste Management (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what account was taken of scientific predictions of future rising sea levels in the process of deciding upon nuclear waste storage sites; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Annette Brooke's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 190 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 77% 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.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Annette Brooke speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 267 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Joint owner with my husband of Broadstone Minerals, a small retail and wholesale business dealing in rocks, minerals and gemstones. Address: Broadstone Minerals, 3 Grand Parade, High Street, Poole BH15 1AD. Received £100 as my share of the profits. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2009)
Received payment of £40 from Colehill Women's Institute for giving a speech. Address: Colehill Women's Institute, Cannon Hill Road, Colehill, Dorset BH21 2LR. Hours: 2hrs. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 15 September 2009)
Received payment of £30 for giving a speech at Poole Yacht Club, The Yacht Haven, New Harbour Road West, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4AQ. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 8 October 2009)
8. Land and Property
Business premises (retail shop and store) in Poole.
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £16,605 (398th) | £16,285 (470th) | £18,820 (428th) | £13,404 | £17,509 (419th) | £18,912 (323rd) | £14,399 (533rd) | £14,930 (362nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,672 (285th) | £19,564 (265th) | £20,994 (236th) | £18,639 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,245 (441st) | £17,106 (475th) | £19,260 (192nd) |
| Staffing costs | £90,153 (443rd) | £82,177 (489th) | £77,079 (521st) | £73,865 | £70,180 (369th) | £67,414 (365th) | £62,098 (395th) | £42,535 (456th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,023 (joint 308th with 1 other) | £4,379 (488th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,134 (534th)3 | £4,720 (480th)2 | £4,178 (508th)1 | £4,566 | £5,807 (509th) | £5,091 (518th) | £5,388 (507th) | £4,436 (492nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £547 (144th) | £736 (141st) | £223 (318th) | £468 | £342 (316th) | £417 (289th) | £352 (312th) | £479 (251st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,370 (333rd) | £825 (joint 300th with 1 other) | £749 (391st) | £660 | £996 (joint 291st with 2 others) | £960 (272nd) | £976 (joint 341st with 2 others) | £810 (403rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,019 (joint 237th with 1 other) | £2,336 (363rd) | £1,708 | £2,454 (336th) | £2,304 (359th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,216 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £1,013 (joint 405th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,504 (433rd) | £132,921 (502nd) | £125,392 (510th) | £113,310 | £118,581 (430th) | £115,311 (409th) | £102,287 (521st) | £84,418 (422nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,440 (471st). Rail £2,414 (329th). Other: European £866 (67th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,560 (426th). Rail £1,527 (402nd). Other: Rail £47 (134th).