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Jeremy Browne
Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 573 votes. — 621st 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 Jeremy Browne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Information Officers, Departmental NDPBs, Departmental Travel, Departmental Advertising, Departmental Vehicles
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Browne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Business (4 Feb 2010) has video
“The Government gave a clear and unequivocal undertaking that they would allow Parliament eight weeks to scrutinise opt-in decisions of this type. The Minister now seems to be confusing, in her mind or her remarks, process and undertaking with outcomes. Will she turn her attention to the following points? On civil liberties, my understanding is that Germany and Austria were concerned about...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 1 — Commencement (20 Jan 2010) has video
“Traditionally, at this point in the Bill process, we all thank the Clerks and the others who have contributed so much to our deliberations over many weeks, but as we have not had any meaningful deliberations, it is difficult to thank them to the extent that normally I would. I have hardly got to know them or, for that matter, the Minister any better than I did. It was the most cursory...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: New Clause 1 — Commencement (20 Jan 2010) has video
“I think it is necessary to cut the deficit-”
More of Jeremy Browne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 317 times in debates — 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 | £21,376 (235th) | £23,074 (joint 161st with 1 other) | £22,094 (216th) | £21,565 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £22,019 (123rd) | £19,662 (259th) | £20,436 (joint 298th with 1 other) | £28,395 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £100,086 (165th) | £90,251 (216th) | £87,391 (148th) | £74,458 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,684 (263rd) | £11,205 (71st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,656 (258th)3 | £8,341 (279th)2 | £7,482 (322nd)1 | £6,979 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £304 (239th) | £404 (joint 237th with 1 other) | £272 (294th) | £1,802 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £131 (315th) | 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 | £6,397 (95th) | £1,965 (26th) | £1,306 (197th) | £1,306 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,989 (60th) | £3,142 (273rd) | £3,260 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,114 (474th) | £1,053 (345th) | £1,053 | |||||
| Other Costs | £5,580 (33rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £174,102 (46th) | £161,136 (84th) | £143,176 (208th) | £138,818 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,344 (359th). Rail £5,997 (152nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,513 (316th). Rail £6,133 (138th). Misc £10 (244th).
1 Car £2,038 (424th). Rail £4,794 (185th). European £650 (76th).