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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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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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 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
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, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Recycling, Information and Communication Specialists, Police, Departments: Public Transport, Departmental Staff
(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)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“My right hon. Friend is only too aware that we have, regrettably, too many war widows, to whom this country owes a great deal. Will he promise, in any Administration that he runs, to stop any suggestion to make those people relatively worse off, via the tax system, because they are not married?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Fiscal Support (Families) (2 Feb 2010) has video
“What fiscal measures he plans to introduce to support families in the next 12 months.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Fiscal Support (Families) (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. May I pass on to the Government the thanks of many of my constituents for the working families tax credit-as it says on the tin, "working families". He knows that one of the major problems that a family can face is unemployment. What more can he do to reduce the fear and possibility of families facing that hardship?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 259 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 116 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £8,634 (533rd) | £8,872 (568th) | £8,537 (570th) | £7,604 | £9,512 (571st) | £13,485 (505th) | £19,178 (352nd) | £15,133 (343rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,528 (190th) | £20,593 (211th) | £24,413 (110th) | £21,271 | £19,032 (232nd) | £17,610 (501st) | £17,664 (427th) | £19,619 (176th) |
| Staffing costs | £80,910 (561st) | £82,722 (477th) | £76,951 (522nd) | £82,739 | £69,483 (397th) | £67,069 (376th) | £62,006 (396th) | £46,253 (306th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,161 (90th) | £6,085 (411th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,713 (397th)3 | £5,972 (397th)2 | £8,454 (291st)1 | £7,656 | £10,427 (323rd) | £10,621 (301st) | £9,719 (335th) | £7,099 (363rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £411 (248th) | £214 | £0 | £160 (joint 381st with 1 other) | £376 (294th) | £585 (joint 220th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £53 (323rd) | £147 (joint 310th 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 | £463 (633rd) | £1,262 (138th) | £413 (566th) | £880 | £1,037 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £743 (384th) | £828 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £671 (473rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,484 (joint 102nd with 1 other) | £1,083 (574th) | £1,547 | £2,014 (joint 404th with 1 other) | £658 (611th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,417 (joint 57th with 2 others) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £321 | £1,883 (joint 336th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 329th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 323rd with 4 others) | £1,562 (joint 436th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £527 (75th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £128,464 (550th) | £131,554 (518th) | £121,471 (542nd) | £122,232 | £113,388 (508th) | £112,756 (468th) | £111,654 (362nd) | £90,922 (269th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,744 (318th). Rail £3,228 (275th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,382 (240th). Rail £2,295 (331st). Misc £36 (213th).