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Ian Austin
Labour MP for Dudley North
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Austin voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education, Transport, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Official Hospitality, Departmental Official Cars, Departmental Travel, Translation Services, Departmental Contracts
(based on written questions asked by Ian Austin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Blue Badge Scheme (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make it her policy to increase the three hour time limit on parking granted by disabled parking badges for those badge holders who require longer parking for work purposes.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the UK Border Agency to have cleared its backlog of student visa expirations.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of visa applications have been delayed as a result of the UK Border Agency's prioritisation of student visa expirations.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 253 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 122 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,262 (137th) | £21,925 (294th) | £22,076 (joint 226th with 1 other) | £21,559 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £22,029 (121st) | £19,086 (290th) | £20,907 (243rd) | £25,229 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £91,887 (416th) | £88,703 (287th) | £86,356 (234th) | £78,716 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,917 (98th) | £9,503 (232nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,205 (236th)1 | £6,718 (364th)2 | £8,473 (290th)3 | £9,921 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £532 (151st) | £361 (joint 250th with 1 other) | £176 (joint 335th with 1 other) | £490 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £578 (187th) | £563 (205th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £15 (joint 109th with 1 other) | £16 (114th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,999 (joint 3rd with 4 others) | £1,596 (76th) | £2,944 (44th) | £4,230 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,400 (27th) | £8,557 (48th) | £13,864 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,292 (joint 199th with 1 other) | £1,233 (joint 77th with 7 others) | £1,233 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £166,424 (109th) | £155,163 (184th) | £150,722 (81st) | £155,242 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,883 (385th). Rail £5,662 (156th). Other: European £1,660 (24th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,515 (459th). Rail £5,197 (177th). Misc £6 (256th).