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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Frank Dobson voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Treasury

  • 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)

RSS feed Most recent appearances in parliament

Orders of the Day — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (8 Jul 2008)

“Virtually everyone recognises the unfortunate necessity for anonymity in a very limited number of cases, and a lot of people will have been rather disturbed to discover just how many cases there have been under the common-law arrangements. Will my right hon. Friend undertake to make sure that every single order issued under the new legislation will be logged, and that there will be regular...”

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Polyclinics (17 Jun 2008)

“I am in no position to comment on the appropriateness or otherwise of polyclinics—or whatever the Government's term is in relation to other parts of the country. Polyclinics may turn out to be useful, successful and helpful, but I am here to speak up on behalf of patients and professionals in my constituency who are expressing a great deal of concern about our primary care trust's...”

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Land (29 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Answer of 18 July 2007, Official Report, column 470W, on NHS: land, what progress has been made by his Department in examining how the review of surplus NHS land will apply to the NHS foundation trust sector; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 9 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
  • 196 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Frank Dobson speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 91 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees from GMTV. (Up to £5,000)
Fees from The Guardian. (Up to £5,000)
Fees from The Independent. (Up to £5,000)
Fee for lecture on health care systems in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA on 10 September 2007 from the DeVos Family Foundation (Up to £5,000), who also met the air fares and accommodation costs of my wife and me. (Registered 15 October 2007)
Fee for lecture at event organised by CHKA Limited of Alcester on 21 April 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 20 May 2008)
6. Overseas visits
3-8 November 2007, to Vancouver, Canada, to deliver a speech on the future of health care systems and meet various interested parties. The costs of my trip were met by the British Columbian Health Employees Union. (Registered 15 November 2007)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£0£0£0£0£0£0
London Supplement£2,712 (joint 1st)£2,613£1,618 (joint 1st)£1,574 (joint 1st)£1,527 (joint 1st)£1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£11,960 (599th)£16,203£12,341 (569th)£16,285 (548th)£12,394 (595th)£10,504 (507th)
Staffing Allowance£92,819 (36th)£86,880£83,459 (27th)£74,985 (joint 8th)£71,100 (60th)£56,692 (43rd)
Members' Travel£0*£172£1,824 (623rd)£3,266 (584th)£703 (643rd)£0
Members' Staff Travel£0£0£0£0£0£0
Centrally Purchased Stationery£811 (360th)£426£834 (346th)£845 (joint 331st)£1,661 (128th)£1,021 (320th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,111 (399th)£1,477£1,890 (joint 424th)£1,945 (423rd)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£26 (641st)£302£1,702 (516th)£1,676 (512th)£1,400 (576th)£1,400 (joint 504th)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£110,439 (605th)£108,073£103,668 (596th)£100,576 (594th)£88,785 (618th)£70,844 (593rd)

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