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Jim Dobbin
Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jim Dobbin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Transport, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tranquillisers, Education (Heywood and Middleton), Abortion, Abortions, Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
(based on written questions asked by Jim Dobbin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Water Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Extradition Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Gibraltar (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters there have been over the last six months.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Gibraltar (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to deter illegal incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters by Spanish Civil Guard boats.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Gibraltar (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times the Spanish Ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office over the last 12 months in respect of Spanish incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 60 times in debates — well below 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £4,367 (566th) | £9,425 (563rd) | £10,547 (559th) | £10,251 | £11,478 (547th) | £11,333 (547th) | £18,056 (430th) | £11,350 (532nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,204 (300th) | £16,088 (425th) | £16,575 (522nd) | £20,000 | £11,319 (589th) | £16,815 (533rd) | £14,139 (570th) | £17,062 (joint 264th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £103,493 (77th) | £95,754 (48th) | £91,141 (52nd) | £84,064 | £75,003 (joint 144th with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £68,687 (134th) | £49,709 (192nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,938 (477th) | £697 (584th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,958 (333rd)1 | £7,892 (303rd)2 | £7,268 (335th)3 | £5,536 | £12,769 (240th) | £12,393 (234th) | £12,176 (joint 239th with 1 other) | £8,573 (294th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £674 (153rd) | £649 (185th) | £1,472 | £1,116 (joint 163rd with 1 other) | £1,369 (117th) | £1,200 (130th) | £1,780 (joint 50th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £360 (joint 228th with 2 others) | £564 (204th) | 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 | £936 (615th) | £481 (503rd) | £657 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £144 | £3,492 (38th) | £1,761 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £937 (joint 365th with 1 other) | £1,359 (206th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,152 (134th) | £4,065 (163rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,309 (joint 170th with 1 other) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £0 | £2,010 (joint 52nd with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 47th with 6 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,255 (465th) | £132,884 (503rd) | £127,927 (482nd) | £121,467 | £122,339 (353rd) | £117,769 (354th) | £117,205 (233rd) | £91,843 (236th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,375 (31st). Rail £540 (502nd). Misc £43 (208th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,564 (37th). Rail £60 (568th). Misc £61 (188th). Other: Mileage £184 (33rd). Rail £62 (141st). European £961 (60th).