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James Brokenshire

Conservative MP for Hornchurch

  • - Shadow Minister, Home Affairs (since 27 Jul 2009)
  • 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

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

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

  • 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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Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010)

“Professor Les Iversen, the interim chairman of the ACMD is quoted this morning as saying: "It is a quite scary scenario" that schoolchildren can buy legal highs such as mephedrone over the internet and take them freely. Professor Iversen wrote to the Home Secretary on 22 December advising that the selling of mephedrone in a form for which it is clearly unintended, as we have heard, "could...”

Written Answers — Home Department: DNA: Databases (2 Feb 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many DNA records obtained by the police since 1997 have not been loaded on to the National DNA Database; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Home Department: DNA: Databases (2 Feb 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the number of names attached to records on the National DNA Database which (a) are mis-spelled and (b) have been attached in error; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 258 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 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 70% 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.
  • 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Brokenshire speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 164 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: 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Staying away from main home£151 (584th) £368 (586th) £0 £0        
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Office running costs£12,872 (508th) £14,589 (472nd) £14,604 (564th) £18,658        
Staffing costs£92,697 (391st) £86,036 (380th) £79,469 (462nd) £61,511        
Communications Allowance£2,871 (531st) £2,746 (joint 537th with 1 other) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£2,253 (571st)3 £2,122 (joint 582nd with 1 other)2 £2,598 (571st)1 £1,586        
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£2,102 (509th) £668 (joint 378th with 2 others) £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 with 1 other) £1,125 (joint 205th with 11 others) £945        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Total£112,946 (613th) £109,215 (622nd) £100,210 (632nd) £85,819        

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

3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,800 (371st). Other: Rail £348 (58th). Air £105 (39th).

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