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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. — 403rd 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 moderately for 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
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009) has video
“I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament. I...”
- Bill Presented: Coroners and Justice Bill (9 Nov 2009)
“My hon. Friend is a lawyer and understands these things rather better than I do. Does he share the concern and puzzlement of quite a few people that in the de Menezes case, where some of the evidence was clearly related to national security, the existing law worked, whereas in the Azelle Rodney case, where we are told that national security is not at stake, we are also told that there is...”
More of Frank Dobson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 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 67% 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.
- 191 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Frank Dobson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1494 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £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 | £4,371 (640th) | £11,960 (599th) | £16,203 | £12,341 (569th) | £16,285 (548th) | £12,394 (595th) | £10,504 (507th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,304 (408th) | £92,819 (36th) | £86,880 | £83,459 (27th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £71,100 (60th) | £56,692 (43rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,625 (541st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £173 (632nd)* | £0 | £172 | £1,824 (623rd) | £3,266 (584th) | £703 (643rd) | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £881 (272nd) | £811 (360th) | £426 | £834 (346th) | £845 (joint 331st) | £1,661 (128th) | £1,021 (320th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,648 (434th) | £2,111 (399th) | £1,477 | £1,890 (joint 424th) | £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) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £97,840 (635th) | £110,439 (605th) | £108,073 | £103,668 (596th) | £100,576 (594th) | £88,785 (618th) | £70,844 (593rd) |