• Labour MP for Rother Valley
• Majority: 14,224 votes. — 69th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Kevin Barron voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Chairman, Health Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mining-related Compensation Claims, Coalminers (Compensation), Hospitals: Drugs, Coal Health Claims, Industrial Injuries

(based on written questions asked by Kevin Barron and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (22 Jul 2008)

“Will my right hon. Friend tell us when he will publish the review of prescription charges?”

Written Answers — Home Department: Missing Persons: South Yorkshire (23 Jun 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of missing people were made to South Yorkshire Police in 2007, broken down by local authority area; how many of them related to (a) vulnerable adults, (b) children under the age of 12, (c) children aged 12 to 16 and (d) young people aged 17 to 18 years; and how many of the reports of a missing person under the age of...”

Orders of the Day: Clause 11 — Activities that may be licensed (19 May 2008)

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (1 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 — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kevin Barron speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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

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

^* Car £8,509 (8th). Rail £1,470 (382nd).