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Brian Binley
Conservative MP for Northampton South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Brian Binley voted on key issues:

• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes

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• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum/Immigration, Energy: Meters, Abortion, Driving Instructors, Midwives

(based on written questions asked by Brian Binley and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (11 out of 15)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Most recent appearances

Opposition Day — [17th( )Allotted Day] — Horsemeat: Infrastructure (12 Feb 2013)

“The Opposition are trying to eradicate history before 2010. Will the Financial Secretary estimate what the level of their capital revenue spending would have been this year, on the basis of the mess they left us in?”

Opposition Day — [17th( )Allotted Day] — Horsemeat: Infrastructure (12 Feb 2013)

“I thank the hon. Lady for giving way, and I wish her well with her impending delivery. What figure would she place on the capital expenditure budget for this year, if there were a Labour Government at this time?”

Housing Market Reform: Europe (30 Jan 2013)

“I welcome this debate, allowing us to reflect on the Prime Minister’s speech of last week. I also welcome not only what he said, but the considered and direct way in which he said it. He is to be congratulated on his straight and direct approach. Politicians must be clear; they are the architects of their own downfall when they are not. Whatever people’s view of the content of...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 67.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 226 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,740 (376th). Other: Rail £68 (123rd). European £2,650 (8th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £782 (539th). Rail £1,113 (422nd). Other: Rail £62 (141st). European £3,732 (2nd).

³ Car £1,824 (439th). Rail £162 (531st). European £696 (68th).