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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

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Frank Dobson voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Education and Skills

  • 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)

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Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Manpower (6 Feb 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in 2010-11.”

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Manpower (6 Feb 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in 2010-11.”

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Manpower (6 Feb 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in 2010-11.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 72 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 60.30% 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.
  • 200 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Frank Dobson’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1550 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)
6. Overseas visits
2) British Columbia Hospital Employees Union
Address of donor:
1)1375 St Laurent, Ottawa, ON K1G 027
2)5000 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, Vancouver B.C. V5J 5M3
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel expenses of £3,227 and hotel and incidental expenses of £1,114
Destination of visit: Toronto, Victoria (BC) and Vancouver
Date of visit: 17-26 October 2010
Purpose of visit: speaking engagements at union conventions and related media interviews
(Registered 15 December 2010)

Register last updated: 13 Jan 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (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)
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)

1 Other: Rail £72 (118th).

2 Other: Rail £173 (89th).