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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
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)
- 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)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Child Protection Orders (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children who were the subject of legal proceedings were the subject of child protection orders on the latest date for which figures are available.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (11 Nov 2009) has video
“My constituent Jean Edwards died recently after falling ill in Turkey. Her family have received a bill for £100,000 for the private care that she received. The travel insurance did not materialise. Will the Prime Minister look at a report out soon by the Law Commission recommending reforms to the insurance industry across the insurance spectrum? They are providing a draft Bill, and it...”
More of Jim Dobbin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 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.
- 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") 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: 11 Nov 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).