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Jim Dobbin
Labour MP for Heywood & Middleton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 11,083 votes. — 140th 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 Jim Dobbin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- 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)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Turkey (19 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the political situation in Turkey; and if he will make a statement.”
- Olympics: London 2012 (UK Businesses) (18 Jan 2010) has video
“What her latest assessment is of the financial effects on UK businesses of the London 2012 Olympics.”
- Olympics: London 2012 (UK Businesses) (18 Jan 2010) has video
“More specifically, can the Minister say what benefits the games construction programme has delivered to companies in the north-west?”
More of Jim Dobbin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jim Dobbin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 45 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
8-10 September 2008, to Gibraltar with the All-Party Gibraltar Group, to celebrate National Day. Air travel and accommodation for my wife and me provided by the Gibraltar Government. (Registered 7 October 2008)
31 August-5 September 2008, to Romania with the All-Party Rail Group, to look at rail freight systems, sponsored by the Rail Freight Group. (Registered 7 October 2008)
1-3 March 2009, to Johannesburg to present a paper on pneumococcal vaccines to 4th Regional Pneumococcal Symposium in my role as vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in the Developing World. My flights, accommodation and transfers were paid for by Ruder Finn UK. (Registered 19 May 2009)
22-24 March 2009, to Taiwan to present a paper on pneumococcal vaccines to Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention. Flights paid for by Ruder Finn UK. (Registered 19 May 2009)
Name of donor: Government of Guernsey
Address of donor: Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1FH.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Travel, accommodation, food and entertainment for my wife and me. Value £802.34.
Destination of visit: Guernsey and Sark, CI
Date of visit: 5-7 June 2009
Purpose of visit: as Chair of All-Party Group on Channel Islands
(Registered 3 July 2009 )
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 (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)3 | £7,892 (303rd)2 | £7,268 (335th)1 | £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 (466th) | £132,884 (503rd) | £127,927 (482nd) | £121,467 | £122,339 (353rd) | £117,769 (354th) | £117,205 (233rd) | £91,843 (236th) |
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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,375 (31st). Rail £540 (502nd). Misc £43 (208th).