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James Brokenshire
Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Also represented Hornchurch
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How James Brokenshire voted on key issues:
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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, Independent Safeguarding Authority
(based on written questions asked by James Brokenshire and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Buildings (21 May 2013)
“The running costs of Home Office buildings including its agencies and non-departmental public bodies net of income received from other Departments are set out in the following table. Retention of offices in central London is kept under continuous review and substantial savings of £13.2 million per annum are expected in 2014. Property name Post code Tenure type 2010-11 2011-12...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Europol and Eurojust (21 May 2013)
“The number of requests made in the years for which figures are available is as follows: Europol Eurojust 2003 (1)— 37 2004 (1)— 65 2005 (1)— 82 2006 (1)— 111 2007 (1)— 170 2008 (1)— 182 2009 3,995 224 2010 2,719 201 2011 3,449 197 2012 3,845 190 (1 )Figures not available”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Surveillance (21 May 2013)
“The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ('RIPA') defines 'serious crime' in section 81(3) as an offence which if committed by someone aged 21 or over with no previous convictions would reasonably attract a prison sentence of three years or more, or an offence which involves the use of violence, results in financial gain or is conduct by a large number of people in pursuit of a common...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 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.
- 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 75.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 408 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £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)1 | £2,122 (joint 582nd with 1 other)2 | £2,598 (571st)3 | £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 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,800 (371st). Other: Rail £348 (58th). Air £105 (39th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,720 (371st). Other: Rail £402 (51st).