• Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton & Wallington
• Shadow Minister, Home Affairs (since 6 Mar 2008)
  Spokesperson for London, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities (since 6 Mar 2008)
  Shadow Minister (London and the Olympics), Culture, Media & Sport (since 5 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 1,068 votes. — 585th out of 632 MPs.
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How Tom Brake voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 4 Mar 2008)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): London Underground, Railways, Iraq, Departmental Data Protection, Departmental Manpower

(based on written questions asked by Tom Brake and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation: Sudan (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been deported to (a) Darfur and (b) Khartoum in each year since 1997.”

Nursing and Midwifery Council (16 Jul 2008)

“I hear what the Minister says about not intervening, but he will be aware of the correspondence that he has signed off to the chief executive, the president and the vice-president, which is a clear and forceful Government intervention in the matter.”

Nursing and Midwifery Council (16 Jul 2008)

“I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will accept that although it is appropriate for Members of Parliament to defend their constituents, it is incumbent on them to be circumspect under parliamentary privilege about people who are not able to defend themselves in this Chamber.”

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• Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 223 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 46 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Brake speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 278 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 £432 (569th). Rail £245 (513th). Other £1,616 (13th).