• Labour MP for Birmingham, Hodge Hill
• Minister of State, HM Treasury (since 25 Jan 2008)
  Minister of State, Home Office (since 8 May 2006)
• Entered Parliament on 16 July 2004 — Byelection
• Majority: 5,449 votes. — 293rd out of 631 MPs.
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How Liam Byrne voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on introducing student top-up fees. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs, Departmental Budget, Fixed Penalty Notices, Graffiti, Housing Renewal (Birmingham)

(based on written questions asked by Liam Byrne and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum (22 Jul 2008)

“holding answer 21 July 2008 The UK Border Agency receives correspondence from a variety of sources about the operation of the asylum system some of which makes reference to the reports of the Independent Asylum Commission. The UK Border Agency operates a fair and humane asylum system fully meeting the United Kingdom's international protection obligations.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Somalia (22 Jul 2008)

“holding answer 21 July 2008 The following two tables give the most recently published figures available and show the total number of refusals for Somali people, following initial decisions, between April 2007 and March 2008 and for each of the last five years. The published figure for asylum applications for Somali people awaiting an initial decision is not available as the figures are based...”

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Sudan (22 Jul 2008)

“holding answer 21 July 2008 The accompanying two tables give the most recently published figures available and show the total number of refusals for Sudanese people, following initial decisions, between April 2007 and March 2008 and for each of the last five years. The published figure for asylum applications for Sudanese people awaiting an initial decision is not available as the figures...”

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below 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 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 28 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.
• 142 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Liam Byrne speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 213 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 £1,845 (438th). Rail £4,491 (203rd).