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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. — 364th 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, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- 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)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) 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)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Security (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on what date officials of his Department first met representatives of the aviation industry to discuss the implications for UK airport security of the attempt to detonate an explosive on a commercial airliner on 25 December 2009.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“It is welcome that the Green Paper contains a number of references to reserve forces, following from the question asked by the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Mr. Donaldson). In their review, are the Government going to address the questions why we strike the balance between reserves and regulars so very differently from most of our English-speaking counterparts, and why they are able to...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Capital Allowances (Plant and Machinery) (2 Feb 2010) has video
“There is a strong case for a lower rate and a simpler structure. However, increasing the cost of labour through increases in national insurance contributions, while having a generous programme of capital allowances, is unbalancing the cost of capital versus labour, when we have 2.3 million unemployed.”
More of Julian Brazier's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 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.
- 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julian Brazier speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 593 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £18,917 (328th) | £15,071 (494th) | £14,698 (510th) | £12,573 | £11,692 (544th) | £12,783 (524th) | £10,586 (584th) | £10,818 (549th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,181 (387th) | £10,913 (joint 569th with 1 other) | £19,226 (420th) | £16,392 | £15,386 (478th) | £18,669 (joint 358th with 2 others) | £18,220 (joint 233rd with 4 others) | £20,003 (165th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,866 (305th) | £95,117 (53rd) | £90,603 (62nd) | £83,529 | £78,090 (58th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,052 (123rd) | £46,417 (297th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,225 (495th) | £2,840 (533rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,231 (490th)3 | £4,317 (507th)2 | £5,569 (433rd)1 | £3,046 | £5,033 (535th) | £4,767 (533rd) | £5,992 (486th) | £3,621 (535th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £97 (344th) | £257 (298th) | £57 (407th) | £24 | £255 (340th) | £295 (329th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £325 (243rd) | £397 (joint 237th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £227 (55th) | £550 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,384 (224th) | £829 (296th) | £978 (joint 289th with 1 other) | £1,079 | £696 (joint 406th with 1 other) | £873 (joint 316th with 3 others) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,029 | £1,946 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £1,946 (joint 197th with 1 other) | £1,946 (195th) | £1,944 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,453 (388th) | £134,800 (476th) | £135,629 (368th) | £121,778 | £116,123 (476th) | £113,953 (445th) | £106,875 (463rd) | £84,072 (431st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,081 (291st). Rail £207 (535th). Misc £6 (256th). Other: Mileage £1,023 (4th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,662 (299th). Rail £304 (530th). Other: Mileage £1,178 (3rd). Rail £87 (110th).
1 Car £4,054 (234th). Rail £172 (528th). European £1,343 (24th).