• Labour MP for Dudley North
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,432 votes. — 412th out of 632 MPs.
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How Ian Austin voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Health, Transport, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Translation Services, Foreign Hauliers, Influenza, Mini-Motorcycles, Skin Cancer

(based on written questions asked by Ian Austin and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Dudley College (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the findings of the recent Ofsted report on Dudley College.”

Written Answers — Transport: A4123 (12 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to complete the de-trunking of the A4123.”

Written Answers — Transport: A4123: Accidents (12 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many accidents took place on the A4123 involving (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists in the last five years; (2) how many accidents resulting in fatalities have occurred on the A4123 in the last five years.”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ian Austin speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,396 (378th). Rail £6,077 (135th).