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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
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): Navy: Reserve Forces, Correspondence, People Trafficking, Military Equipment, Non-Domestic Rates: Ports
(based on written questions asked by Julian Brazier and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering 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)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Devolution (4 Nov 2009)
“What recent assessment he has made of the progress of devolution of responsibility for criminal justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Devolution (4 Nov 2009)
“Is the Secretary of State satisfied that in no circumstances will intelligence-gathering be compromised under any possible devolution?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009)
“Does not yet another expensive restructuring announcement highlight the weaknesses in the tripartite system for supervising banking and, indeed, monetary policy?”
More of Julian Brazier's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 584 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of parliamentary panel at Arcadia University, providing courses for visiting American students. (Up to £5,000)
Received payment of £75 from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA for completing survey. Hours: 30mins. (Registered 17 August 2009)
Received payment of £150 from MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY for completing survey. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 17 August 2009)
6. Overseas visits
September 2008, to USA, for lecture tour of universities. Fees received from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. The costs of the tour were met from the fees I received. (Registered 23 October 2008)
10-12 October 2008, to Alicante, Spain, for start of Volvo Round the World race. Flights and accommodation paid for by Inmarsat (UK maritime communication services suppliers). (Registered 23 October 2008)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £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).