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James Brokenshire

Conservative MP for Hornchurch

  • Shadow Minister, Home Affairs (since 6 Jul 2007)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 480 votes. — 616th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How James Brokenshire 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 against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly 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

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Justice, Health, Children, Schools and Families, Treasury

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, Capita Group, Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse, Departmental ICT, Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

(based on written questions asked by James Brokenshire and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Home Department: DNA: Databases (1 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many young people aged under 16 years have their details recorded on the ONSET database; and how many such details have been added in the last 12 months; (2) which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have access to the information contained in his Department's ONSET database; (3) what recent assessment he has made of the...”

Forensic Science Service (30 Jun 2009)

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Chorley (Mr. Hoyle) not just on securing the debate, but on the passionate, powerful way in which he highlighted the concerns of the 200 members of staff at the Forensic Science Service base at Washington Hall in his constituency, and the concerns about the wider issues arising from the changes to the service and the proposed cuts that will, potentially,...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 285 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • 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 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 13 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.
  • 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Brokenshire speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 136 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Solicitor (non-practising).

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£368 (586th) £0 £0        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£14,589 (472nd) £14,604 (564th) £18,658        
Staffing Allowance£86,036 (380th) £79,469 (462nd) £61,511        
Communications Allowance£2,746 (joint 537th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£2,122 (joint 582nd)* £2,598 (571st)** £1,586        
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£668 (joint 378th) £920 (308th) £739        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,521 (463rd) £1,494 (503rd) £2,380 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,165 (joint 388th) £1,125 (joint 205th) £945        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£109,215 (622nd) £100,210 (632nd) £85,819        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,720 (371st). Other: Rail £402 (51st).

** Car £108 (579th). Rail £850 (436th). Other £1,640 (12th).