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Ben Bradshaw
Labour MP for Exeter
- Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (since 13 Oct 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,665 votes. — 404th 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 Ben Bradshaw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 very 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 for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Packaging
(based on written questions asked by Ben Bradshaw and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sports (Schools) (18 Jan 2010) has video
“There has been a steady rise in the number of young people taking up competitive sport since 2003, thanks to the large investment in both schools sport in general and competitive sport in particular, so that, for example, 100 per cent. of primary schools and 98 per cent. of secondary schools held sports days in the past academic year.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sports (Schools) (18 Jan 2010) has video
“That is not strictly the case. If the hon. Gentleman looks closely at the figures, instead of the rather tendentious coverage of them given by one or two newspapers, he will find that whereas only one in four children did at least two hours of high-quality PE and sport each week in 2002, more than 90 per cent. of children do so now. When it comes to competitive sport between schools, 69 per...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sports (Schools) (18 Jan 2010) has video
“Yes, I gladly congratulate my hon. Friend's constituent. She makes a good point, because she has named a sport mentioned by some who are critical of the broad range of sports and physical activities now offered to children in schools. Not only traditional sports but less traditional ones are being offered, which means that some children who would not otherwise have become physically active or...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 115 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ben Bradshaw speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 652 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £18,144 (354th) | £19,715 (400th) | £13,918 (516th) | £9,775 | £13,160 (522nd) | £9,154 (576th) | £9,987 (588th) | £12,672 (495th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £17,239 (342nd) | £17,117 (391st) | £20,106 (357th) | £16,344 | £15,044 (488th) | £18,141 (447th) | £18,168 (joint 304th with 2 others) | £12,647 (435th) |
| Staffing costs | £88,993 (464th) | £84,890 (joint 418th with 1 other) | £86,086 (254th) | £75,130 | £70,566 (309th) | £66,016 (420th) | £65,114 (302nd) | £51,087 (141st) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,908 (511th) | £9,556 (227th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,266 (530th)3 | £3,117 (547th)2 | £3,757 (532nd)1 | £3,601 | £4,250 (556th) | £4,197 (joint 550th with 1 other) | £3,781 (569th) | £2,790 (573rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,248 (joint 57th with 1 other) | £176 (334th) | £240 (310th) | £646 | £1,924 (81st) | £556 (249th) | £2,079 (44th) | £960 (140th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £159 (304th) | 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 | £5,309 (163rd) | £1,446 (joint 104th with 1 other) | £1,426 (175th) | £1,302 | £1,744 (134th) | £1,979 (69th) | £1,562 (152nd) | £1,013 (joint 325th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,592 (94th) | £4,758 (147th) | £3,669 | £5,422 (125th) | £6,192 (71st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £827 (624th) | £827 (594th) | £0 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,107 (478th) | £141,595 (396th) | £131,118 (440th) | £110,467 | £115,605 (482nd) | £109,686 (512th) | £104,095 (501st) | £84,176 (joint 428th with 1 other) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,117 (284th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,266 (270th).