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Jim Dobbin
Labour MP for Heywood & Middleton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 11,083 votes. — 139th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 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)
- 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 — Work and Pensions: Disabled People (29 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to assist disabled people to live independently.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Jun 2009) has video
“Hopwood Hall college in my constituency delivers vocational programmes to learners throughout Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale—all areas of high deprivation. The college capital programme has had to be put on the back burner because of the funding crisis at the Learning and Skills Council. Will the Prime Minister have a look at the specific problem for me, and perhaps designate the...”
More of Jim Dobbin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% 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.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jim Dobbin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 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)
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £9,425 (563rd) | £10,547 (559th) | £10,251 | £11,478 (547th) | £11,333 (547th) | £18,056 (430th) | £11,350 (532nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,088 (425th) | £16,575 (522nd) | £20,000 | £11,319 (589th) | £16,815 (533rd) | £14,139 (570th) | £17,062 (joint 264th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £95,754 (48th) | £91,141 (52nd) | £84,064 | £75,003 (joint 144th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £68,687 (134th) | £49,709 (192nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £697 (584th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,892 (303rd)* | £7,268 (335th)** | £5,536 | £12,769 (240th) | £12,393 (234th) | £12,176 (joint 239th) | £8,573 (294th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £674 (153rd) | £649 (185th) | £1,472 | £1,116 (joint 163rd) | £1,369 (117th) | £1,200 (130th) | £1,780 (joint 50th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £564 (204th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £481 (503rd) | £657 (joint 437th) | £144 | £3,492 (38th) | £1,761 (joint 94th) | £937 (joint 365th) | £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) | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £2,010 (joint 52nd) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 47th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,884 (503rd) | £127,927 (482nd) | £121,467 | £122,339 (353rd) | £117,769 (354th) | £117,205 (233rd) | £91,843 (236th) |
* 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).