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Frank Dobson
Labour MP for Holborn & St Pancras
- Also represented Camden Holborn and St Pancras South
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Majority: 4,787 votes. — 404th 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 Frank Dobson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foundation Hospitals, IT Contracts, NHS Direct, Diagnostic and Treatment Centres, Foundation Trusts
(based on written questions asked by Frank Dobson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010) has video
“I congratulate the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and the Minister of State, and all who took part in the exceptionally protracted negotiations. Although there has been criticism of the length of time that those negotiations took, I do not think that the people who took part in them should be embarrassed. It is in the nature of things that the most difficult issues are left until the...”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“What is my hon. Friend's response-”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“Does my hon. Friend agree that the public should be slightly daunted by the fact that no fewer than 50 of the new and improved Tory candidates actually work in the City of London and must have been involved in some of the dubious transactions that got us into the mess we are in?”
More of Frank Dobson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 1500 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 | £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)3 | £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 (554th) | £97,840 (635th) | £110,439 (605th) | £108,073 | £103,668 (596th) | £100,576 (594th) | £88,785 (618th) | £70,844 (593rd) |