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Frank Dobson
Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras
- Also represented Camden Holborn and St Pancras South
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Frank Dobson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Home Department, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foundation Hospitals, NHS Direct, IT Contracts, Departmental Manpower, Diagnostic and Treatment Centres
(based on written questions asked by Frank Dobson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Manpower (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many jobs formerly in his Department and its agencies and non-departmental bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Private Sector (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many jobs formerly in his Department and its agencies and non-departmental bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Private Sector (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many jobs formerly in her Department and its agencies and non-departmental bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1553 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £600 plus £68.45 travel costs from Cumberlege Connections, Snells Cottage, The Green, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 4LA, for a talk to NHS staff in Preston in September 2011. Hours: 4 hrs, including delivery, preparation and some travelling time. (Registered 21 November 2011)
Payments from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys:
2009, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
2010, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
July 2011, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
December 2011, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:
July 2011, payment of £75. Hours: under 1 hr. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
November 2011, payment of £75. Hours: under 1 hr. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
January 2012, payment of £75. Hours: under 1 hr. Payment made direct to local charity. (Registered 28 February 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £5,057 (635th) | £4,371 (640th) | £11,960 (599th) | £16,203 | £12,341 (569th) | £16,285 (548th) | £12,394 (595th) | £10,504 (507th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,417 (35th) | £85,304 (408th) | £92,819 (36th) | £86,880 | £83,459 (27th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £71,100 (60th) | £56,692 (43rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,394 (joint 173rd with 2 others) | £2,625 (541st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £72 (637th)1 | £173 (632nd)2 | £0 | £172 | £1,824 (623rd) | £3,266 (584th) | £703 (643rd) | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,121 (508th) | £881 (272nd) | £811 (360th) | £426 | £834 (346th) | £845 (joint 331st with 2 others) | £1,661 (128th) | £1,021 (320th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,648 (434th) | £2,111 (399th) | £1,477 | £1,890 (joint 424th with 1 other) | £1,945 (423rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £26 (644th) | £26 (641st) | £302 | £1,702 (516th) | £1,676 (512th) | £1,400 (576th) | £1,400 (joint 504th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £127,978 (556th) | £97,840 (635th) | £110,439 (605th) | £108,073 | £103,668 (596th) | £100,576 (594th) | £88,785 (618th) | £70,844 (593rd) |