• Labour MP for Cardiff West
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 8,167 votes. — 208th out of 631 MPs.
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How Kevin Brennan voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Wales, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd, King Edward VIII, Medical Services, Adoption, NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd.

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

Written Answers — Health: Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse (22 Jul 2008)

“I have been asked to reply. The Government published the "Youth Alcohol Action Plan" on 2 June 2008. This document sets out a series of steps to address the problems associated with young people's alcohol consumption. These include: Working with the police and the courts to reduce unsupervised drinking by young people in public places, including implementing new legislation to make it an...”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Carers: Stroud (22 Jul 2008)

“I have been asked to reply The identification of the number of individuals registered on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) and the Protection of Children Act (PoCA) lists who have home addresses in Stroud would require each of the case records to be checked. This could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost and would only provide historical information correct at the time at...”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disabled: Respite Care (22 Jul 2008)

“I have been asked to reply. In line with the commitments in Aiming High for Disabled Children, the Government intend to issue local authorities with revenue funding of £15.6 million in 2008-09, £75.8 million in 2009-10, and £177.6 million in 2010-11 for the transformation of short break provision. £11 million will be spent over the CSR period on programme support and...”

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low 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 21 comments on this MP's speeches — well 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.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kevin Brennan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 187 times in debates — above 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 £2,476 (368th). Rail £6,537 (112th).