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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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. 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 very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Europol (17 Jun 2013)
“In the Explanatory Memorandum of 23 April 2012 relating to the proposals for a Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Government broadly supported the proposals. We set out a number of concerns relating to the detail of the centre and succeeded in addressing these in our negotiations with the Commission. Since then we have been working to ensure that the Commission and the Cybercrime...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Telephone Services (13 Jun 2013)
“The Department and its agencies: (i) have no revenue sharing arrangements on any of their telephony services. (ii) receive a volume based discounted tariff on internal audio conferencing services based on minutes used per month. These volumes are aggregated across core Home Office (incl. ex UKBA) and Her Majesty's Passport Office. (iii) do not receive any other free or reduced rate telephony...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online: EU Police, Justice and Home Affairs (12 Jun 2013)
“Before I respond to the points that have been made by various Members, it is important in the short time that I have to restate a few simple points to ensure that this debate is understood and placed in its proper context, particularly in the light of the last contribution and some of the other contributions this afternoon and evening. First, the decision that the previous Administration left...”
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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.
- 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 76.10% 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") 409 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
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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 | £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).