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Graham Brady
Conservative MP for Altrincham & Sale West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,159 votes. — 351st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Graham Brady voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 18 Jul 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): European Union, Parliamentary Questions, Working Time Regulations, EU Constitution, Civil Servants (Retirement Age)
(based on written questions asked by Graham Brady and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)
“The Education Secretary says that he is going to step in to demand improvement where schools are failing or coasting. Is it not also time that he recognised that where schools are succeeding or improving he should get out and he should intervene less, and that such schools will thrive when they are left to their own devices?”
- Written Answers — Treasury: EU Budget (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the maximum liability that could arise for the UK as a result of the deployment of the balance of payments facility which allows the EU to borrow money in its own legal personality.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Bradford & Bingley (Bonds) (9 Jun 2009) has video
“Does the Minister accept that it is essential that United Kingdom Financial Investments should be seen to have genuine operational independence? Will the Government therefore take early action to put that body on a proper statutory footing?”
More of Graham Brady's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 70 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 19 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") 443 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,657 (335th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £13,534 (467th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,287 (422nd) | £17,562 (495th) | £15,455 | £15,576 (469th) | £17,898 (472nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £12,527 (444th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,685 (360th) | £82,896 (joint 376th) | £80,923 | £73,130 (221st) | £69,963 (180th) | £69,197 (109th) | £51,026 (142nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,770 (230th)* | £8,422 (294th)** | £11,051 | £11,627 (280th) | £13,087 (211th) | £14,162 (172nd) | £10,702 (184th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £636 (187th) | £698 | £626 (250th) | £2,256 (40th) | £1,064 (joint 159th) | £2,358 (24th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,039 (29th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £2,923 (8th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £664 (joint 382nd) | £752 (390th) | £724 | £810 (356th) | £825 (joint 343rd) | £1,082 (302nd) | £999 (331st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,351 (319th) | £2,556 (333rd) | £1,880 | £2,449 (337th) | £3,008 (262nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £825 (625th) | £678 (624th) | £0 | £2,074 (8th) | £1,964 (joint 156th) | £1,964 (joint 154th) | £1,964 (joint 148th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,627 (342nd) | £135,612 (369th) | £132,365 | £127,194 (250th) | £127,658 (163rd) | £125,425 (64th) | £93,110 (204th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,392 (79th). Rail £765 (463rd). Air £2,889 (78th). Misc £2 (262nd). Other: European £722 (81st).
** Car £5,581 (101st). Rail £1,081 (412th). Air £1,760 (101st).