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Des Browne
Labour MP for Kilmarnock & Loudoun
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 8,703 votes. — 288th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Des Browne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Feb 2010)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Petition — Flooding (Surrey): Diageo Closures (15 Jul 2009)
“The Johnnie Walker whisky bottling plant in Kilmarnock dominates the town. As its Hill street address suggests, it sits above the centre of the town as a solid symbol of Kilmarnock's industrial history. Like the ravens in the tower of London, no matter how bad things get in Kilmarnock, as long as the Johnnie Walker plant is there, there is always hope for the future. For a community that has...”
- Petition — Flooding (Surrey): Diageo Closures (15 Jul 2009)
“I thank my hon. Friend, who has been a stalwart supporter of the campaign that we are conducting to try to get Diageo to change its mind. The fact that she has been so vocal in her support shows the extent to which the people of Ayrshire—and, indeed, Scotland, to a large degree—have fallen in behind the campaign. She anticipates many of the arguments that I am about to make, so...”
- Petition — Flooding (Surrey): Diageo Closures (15 Jul 2009)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and indeed for his support, to which I shall come back in a moment. The interventions reassure me that the argument that I am developing is the right one; it is being anticipated right, left and centre. It may well be anticipated further as the evening goes on. I was explaining that the situation is far from a one-way street, and that the...”
More of Des Browne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 52 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Des Browne speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 766 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,996 (282nd) | £17,691 (445th) | £18,521 (435th) | £21,606 | £18,389 (383rd) | £18,670 (333rd) | £17,146 (463rd) | £10,157 (563rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £15,616 (409th) | £17,422 (373rd) | £15,275 (552nd) | £15,883 | £14,621 (503rd) | £16,664 (540th) | £17,323 (462nd) | £17,991 (240th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,842 (306th) | £87,337 (338th) | £83,724 (344th) | £78,767 | £64,103 (562nd) | £61,314 (576th) | £61,289 (486th) | £44,481 (383rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,604 (541st) | £4,497 (483rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,691 (144th)3 | £9,544 (237th)2 | £11,285 (155th)1 | £11,064 | £5,830 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £13,678 (185th) | £12,028 (247th) | £6,317 (406th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £322 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £139 (joint 356th with 1 other) | £0 | £66 | £0 | £371 (300th) | £348 (314th) | £1,211 (110th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £748 (joint 153rd with 1 other) | £721 (158th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,262 (344th) | £821 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £737 (398th) | £880 | £1,332 (204th) | £852 (joint 329th with 1 other) | £1,908 (98th) | £1,753 (108th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,204 (346th) | £2,031 (410th) | £2,519 | £4,270 (178th) | £1,327 (512th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,262 (joint 238th with 1 other) | £1,059 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 287th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,303 (26th) | £4,714 (27th) | £402 | £0 | £1,718 (52nd) | £3,695 (40th) | £0 |
| Total | £150,083 (329th) | £146,941 (320th) | £137,346 (333rd) | £131,187 | £112,055 (523rd) | £118,060 (349th) | £117,156 (234th) | £84,932 (407th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,376 (395th). Air £8,168 (56th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,533 (398th). Air £10,102 (37th). Other: Air £56 (42nd).