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Julian Brazier
Conservative MP for Canterbury
- Shadow Minister, Transport (since 20 May 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,471 votes. — 362nd 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 Julian Brazier voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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: Transport, Home Department, Defence, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Air Passenger Bonds, Navy: Reserve Forces, Correspondence, People Trafficking, Military Equipment
(based on written questions asked by Julian Brazier and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Air Quality (Aircraft) (1 Jul 2009)
“To return to the Minister's figures, he said that approximately 100 events were recorded in a year. Several of us mentioned the study that suggested that only 4 per cent. of events are recorded, but if the average number of passengers on the aircraft on which such events took place was 150, 15,000 passengers would be affected. If 4 per cent. of those are reported, 25 x 15,000 is about one...”
- Air Quality (Aircraft) (1 Jul 2009)
“I have huge respect for King's despite my son being a medical student there. COT recommended that a study be done, but that study has been described as being not big enough to give a proper answer. We need a large study so that we can find out whether that link exists.”
- Air Quality (Aircraft) (1 Jul 2009)
“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Dr. McCrea. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood) on making a typically well-researched, thorough speech. In securing the debate, he has done us all a favour and has given us an opportunity to focus on something that a number of hon. Members have been concerned about for a long time....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — above 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 79 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julian Brazier speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 575 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £15,071 (494th) | £14,698 (510th) | £12,573 | £11,692 (544th) | £12,783 (524th) | £10,586 (584th) | £10,818 (549th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,913 (joint 569th) | £19,226 (420th) | £16,392 | £15,386 (478th) | £18,669 (joint 358th) | £18,220 (joint 233rd) | £20,003 (165th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £95,117 (53rd) | £90,603 (62nd) | £83,529 | £78,090 (58th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,052 (123rd) | £46,417 (297th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,840 (533rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,317 (507th)* | £5,569 (433rd)** | £3,046 | £5,033 (535th) | £4,767 (533rd) | £5,992 (486th) | £3,621 (535th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £257 (298th) | £57 (407th) | £24 | £255 (340th) | £295 (329th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £397 (joint 237th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £550 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £829 (296th) | £978 (joint 289th) | £1,079 | £696 (joint 406th) | £873 (joint 316th) | £1,079 (303rd) | £1,269 (236th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,450 (181st) | £3,469 (234th) | £4,106 | £3,025 (267th) | £2,847 (284th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,059 (532nd) | £1,029 (joint 372nd) | £1,029 | £1,946 (joint 202nd) | £1,946 (joint 197th) | £1,946 (195th) | £1,944 (joint 192nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,800 (476th) | £135,629 (368th) | £121,778 | £116,123 (476th) | £113,953 (445th) | £106,875 (463rd) | £84,072 (431st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,081 (291st). Rail £207 (535th). Misc £6 (256th). Other: Mileage £1,023 (4th).
** Car £4,054 (234th). Rail £172 (528th). European £1,343 (24th).