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Brian Jenkins
Labour MP for Tamworth
- Also represented Staffordshire South East
- Entered Parliament on 11 April 1996 — unknown
- Majority: 2,569 votes. — 535th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Brian Jenkins voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 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, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Information and Communication Specialists, Police, Departments: Public Transport, Departmental Staff, Departmental Energy Policy
(based on written questions asked by Brian Jenkins and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Jul 2009)
“Will my hon. Friend please assure the House that when he sees his European colleagues, he will get them to recognise that security of food supply requires a premium? That is not merely a handout for farmers; it is to allow farmers to work towards supplying us with our food. We should never slash and burn it, or run away from supporting our farmers in this country, as the Conservative party would.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (2 Jul 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend inform the House when Ministers last met the waste industry with a view to considering proposals to reduce the amount of packaging and waste produced, the amount of waste going to landfill and the amount going into the production of energy? If we reduce the amount going to landfill, we will have more for energy.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pension Protection Fund (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Tamworth constituency have claimed pension payments from the Pension Protection Fund in each year since its inception.”
More of Brian Jenkins's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 182 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 108 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £8,872 (568th) | £8,537 (570th) | £7,604 | £9,512 (571st) | £13,485 (505th) | £19,178 (352nd) | £15,133 (343rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,593 (211th) | £24,413 (110th) | £21,271 | £19,032 (232nd) | £17,610 (501st) | £17,664 (427th) | £19,619 (176th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,722 (477th) | £76,951 (522nd) | £82,739 | £69,483 (397th) | £67,069 (376th) | £62,006 (396th) | £46,253 (306th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,085 (411th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,972 (397th)* | £8,454 (291st)** | £7,656 | £10,427 (323rd) | £10,621 (301st) | £9,719 (335th) | £7,099 (363rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £411 (248th) | £214 | £0 | £160 (joint 381st) | £376 (294th) | £585 (joint 220th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £147 (joint 310th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,262 (138th) | £413 (566th) | £880 | £1,037 (joint 273rd) | £743 (384th) | £828 (joint 415th) | £671 (473rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,484 (joint 102nd) | £1,083 (574th) | £1,547 | £2,014 (joint 404th) | £658 (611th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,417 (joint 57th) | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £321 | £1,883 (joint 336th) | £1,883 (joint 329th) | £1,883 (joint 323rd) | £1,562 (joint 436th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £527 (75th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,554 (518th) | £121,471 (542nd) | £122,232 | £113,388 (508th) | £112,756 (468th) | £111,654 (362nd) | £90,922 (269th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,744 (318th). Rail £3,228 (275th).