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Brian Iddon
Former Labour MP for Bolton South East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 11,638 votes. — 68th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Brian Iddon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (8 Apr 2010) has video
“There are now more than 250 climate change agreements with the chemical industry. Has my right hon. Friend calculated the impact of next year's reduction in the subsidy on the climate change levy from 80 to 65 per cent. in respect of the energy-intensive industries?”
- Business of the House: Dangerous Drugs (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Over the past few weeks, many people have been saying that mephedrone is killing young people, yet the evidence shows that the young people who are using it-I would not advise them to use it at all, frankly-are often using other drugs as well. Until the coroners' reports have been published, we cannot say whether mephedrone killed Fred Bloggs or not. We have to wait for those reports. The...”
- Business of the House: Dangerous Drugs (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the UK Drug Policy Commission made a category X proposal some time ago?”
More of Brian Iddon's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — above 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 88.43% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 43 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 331 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £14,983 (431st) | £17,398 (452nd) | £16,814 (468th) | £15,350 | £15,816 (467th) | £15,494 (456th) | £14,211 (537th) | £10,940 (joint 545th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,174 (344th) | £19,181 (281st) | £17,678 (487th) | £16,838 | £15,965 (448th) | £15,316 (563rd) | £11,484 (607th) | £6,986 (593rd) |
| Staffing costs | £96,331 (295th) | £78,817 (548th) | £62,567 (622nd) | £65,076 | £61,424 (598th) | £56,415 (622nd) | £63,927 (343rd) | £50,828 (148th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8 (606th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,468 (420th)1 | £5,874 (408th)2 | £5,451 (442nd)3 | £5,316 | £8,860 (381st) | £9,123 (362nd) | £8,555 (393rd) | £6,985 (368th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £216 (317th) | £341 (joint 259th with 1 other) | £519 | £551 (266th) | £225 (358th) | £153 (398th) | £208 (joint 351st with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £321 (245th) | £241 (joint 282nd with 1 other) | 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 | £2,386 (459th) | £240 (joint 607th with 1 other) | £649 (445th) | £355 | £559 (470th) | £455 (537th) | £713 (465th) | £663 (joint 482nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £502 (616th) | £2,222 (381st) | £1,722 | £1,696 (456th) | £1,865 (437th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,218 (301st) | £1,097 (joint 248th with 1 other) | £935 | £1,862 (joint 382nd with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 376th with 2 others) | £1,586 (506th) | £927 (571st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,670 (490th) | £123,687 (579th) | £106,819 (613th) | £106,111 | £106,733 (579th) | £100,755 (593rd) | £100,629 (534th) | £77,537 (519th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,460 (65th). Other: Mileage £8 (90th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,824 (58th). Other: Rail £50 (154th).