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Ben Bradshaw
Labour MP for Exeter
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ben Bradshaw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Air Pollution, Air Pollution: Greater London, Health Services: Sign Language, National Lottery, Air Pollution: Local Government
(based on written questions asked by Ben Bradshaw and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) (30 Apr 2012)
“The Prime Minister has just claimed again that in relation to the BSkyB bid, the Government sought independent advice and followed it “at every stage”. Will he confirm that on 31 December 2010, Ofcom advised the Government to refer the bid to the Competition Commission and that the Government did not do that, so what he has just said to this House—they both said it last...”
- Written Answers — Education: Schools: Travel (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education what guidance his Department issues to schools and governing bodies on the use of school funds for foreign travel.”
- Local Newspapers (25 Apr 2012)
“Although I agree that it is always sad when a local newspaper goes from daily to weekly, as the Exeter Express and Echo in my constituency has recently, does the hon. Lady also accept that sometimes the economic reality means that if that does not happen, there will be no quality print journalism sustained in that community?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — 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 69.71% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 710 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 (465th) | £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)1 | £3,117 (547th)2 | £3,757 (532nd)3 | £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 (477th) | £141,595 (396th) | £131,118 (440th) | £110,467 | £115,605 (482nd) | £109,686 (512th) | £104,095 (501st) | £84,176 (joint 428th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,266 (270th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,117 (284th).