This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Graham Brady
Conservative MP for Altrincham & Sale West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,159 votes. — 353rd out of 643 MPs.
- Send a message to your MP (via WriteToThem.com)
- Sign up to HearFromYourMP to get messages from your MP
- Email me whenever Graham Brady speaks (no more than once per day)
- Help us add video by matching a speech by Graham Brady
- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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
- Voted strongly 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 15 Oct 2009)
- Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- 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, Departmental Public Expenditure
(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
- Written Answers — Treasury: Gift Aid (6 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what charities received gift aid payments; and how much was paid by the Exchequer in Gift Aid to each such charity in the most recent year for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Charities: Fraud (16 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent steps her Department has taken to stop the activities of bogus charity collectors.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Regulations: Audit (15 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Reporting Council on the regulation of audit firms.”
More of Graham Brady's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 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.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Brady speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 444 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for occasional lectures to groups of students from the United States on behalf of the American Institute for Foreign Study and International Enrichment. (Up to £5,000)
Fee of £500 received from City and Financial Ltd, 8 Westminster Court, Hipley Street, Old Woking, Surrey, GU22 9LG on 1st July, for speaking at a conference. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 30th July 2009).
Fee of £500 received from Spectator Events, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP, on 13th July 2009 for speaking in a debate. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 12th August 2009)
Fee of £150 received from International Enrichment Inc., I.C. Union, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB, on 17th July for lecture to US students on British Government and Politics. Hours: 2hrs. (Registered 17 August 2009)
Fee of £450 received on 1st August for lecture to US students on British Government and Politics. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 29 August 2009)
Fee of £150 received on 19 November 2009 for lecture to US students on British Government and politics. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 November 2009)
Fee of £75 from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for responding to opinion research. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 18 September 2009)
Fee of £150 from Ipsos Mori, 70-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for responding to opinion research. Hours: 1 hour. (Registered 25 September 2009)
BPRI Group, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX.
Fee of £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 1 October 2009)
25 November 2009, £75 received for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 30 November 2009)
Appearance fee of £100 from BSkyB Broadcasting, Great Way, Islewoth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 1 October 2009)
Received fee of £325 from the Foundation for International Education, Foundation House, 114 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 4ES, for lecturing students from the US on British Government politics. Hours: 2hrs. (Registered 1 October 2009)
23 July 2009, received fee of £50 from Populus Limited, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT, for completing survey. Hours: 15mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 1 October 2009)
26 August 2009, received fee of £50 from Populus Limited, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT, for completing survey. Hours: 15mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 1 October 2009)
PA Consulting (advisor on marketing and business strategy). Address: 123 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SR. (Registered 26 October 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
24 November 2008, helicopter from London to Manchester to Denham, provided by Henfield Lodge Aviation, London. (Registered 10 December 2008)
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 | £23,821 (84th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,657 (335th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,534 (467th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,720 (407th) | £16,287 (422nd) | £17,562 (495th) | £15,455 | £15,576 (469th) | £17,898 (472nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,527 (444th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,691 (392nd) | £86,685 (360th) | £82,896 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £80,923 | £73,130 (221st) | £69,963 (180th) | £69,197 (109th) | £51,026 (142nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,710 (307th)3 | £9,770 (230th)2 | £8,422 (294th)1 | £11,051 | £11,627 (280th) | £13,087 (211th) | £14,162 (172nd) | £10,702 (184th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £165 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £0 | £636 (187th) | £698 | £626 (250th) | £2,256 (40th) | £1,064 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £2,358 (24th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,051 (112th) | £3,039 (29th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £944 (21st) | £2,923 (8th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,896 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £664 (joint 382nd with 3 others) | £752 (390th) | £724 | £810 (356th) | £825 (joint 343rd with 1 other) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,964 (joint 154th with 2 others) | £1,964 (joint 148th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,998 (385th) | £145,627 (342nd) | £135,612 (369th) | £132,365 | £127,194 (250th) | £127,658 (163rd) | £125,425 (64th) | £93,110 (204th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,392 (79th). Rail £765 (463rd). Air £2,889 (78th). Misc £2 (262nd). Other: European £722 (81st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,178 (38th). Rail £881 (474th). Air £619 (112th). Misc £32 (214th).
1 Car £5,581 (101st). Rail £1,081 (412th). Air £1,760 (101st).