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Ian Austin
Labour MP for Dudley North
- Minister of State (the West Midlands), Regional Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the West Midlands), Department for Communities and Local Government (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 5,432 votes. — 421st 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 Ian Austin 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Transport, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Translation Services, Foreign Hauliers, Influenza, Mini-Motorcycles, Skin Cancer
(based on written questions asked by Ian Austin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Building Alterations (8 Feb 2010)
“The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Mobile Homes: Licensing (8 Feb 2010)
“The consultation on 'Park Home Site Licensing - Improving the Management of Park Home Sites' ended on 4 August 2009. There were 98 responses. The responses are currently being analysed and a summary of responses will be published as soon as possible.”
- Bill Presented: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor) on his success in the ballot and on all the effort that he has put into bringing forward his proposals. I also thank all the other Members who have taken part in this debate. My right hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Raynsford) is an acknowledged expert on the issue, as he is on so many other local...”
More of Ian Austin'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 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ian Austin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 57 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | 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)3 | £6,718 (364th)2 | £8,473 (290th)1 | £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 (108th) | £155,163 (184th) | £150,722 (81st) | £155,242 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,515 (459th). Rail £5,197 (177th). Misc £6 (256th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,883 (385th). Rail £5,662 (156th). Other: European £1,660 (24th).