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Julie Kirkbride MP
- Conservative MP for Bromsgrove
- Majority: 10,080 votes. — 255th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Julie Kirkbride voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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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, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Health, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gambling, Tourism, Digital Television, Debt Collectors, Inward Investment
(based on written questions asked by Julie Kirkbride and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: SATs Testing (22 Jul 2008)
“Like the rest of the country, the Secretary of State must have seen the two published test papers in English that appeared in the national newspapers last week. Can he tell us why the public and the House should have any confidence in the marking of those test papers, when one, which was clearly well written and accurately spelled, was given a very similar mark to the other, which was poorly...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Swimming (23 Jun 2008)
“The Secretary of State has just told the House that £142 million has been designated for this budget from a variety of Government Departments. Will he tell us how long he expects this budget to last, and at what point and in what financial year he will start raiding lottery funds?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fuel-poor Households (Hemsworth) (12 Jun 2008)
“I welcome the Government's efforts to deal with fuel poverty today, in Hemsworth and elsewhere, but what are the Government doing to tackle fuel poverty in the future by creating renewable sources of energy in social and affordable housing, which would address some of our climate change problems and provide a complete answer to fuel poverty among poorer households?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julie Kirkbride speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 94 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,067 (235th) | £21,613 | £20,901 (joint 189th) | £20,319 (187th) | £18,073 (425th) | £15,723 (259th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £25,442 (86th) | £22,438 | £19,162 (199th) | £18,695 (351st) | £18,219 (joint 238th) | £15,939 (313th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £81,019 (422nd) | £79,242 | £70,097 (376th) | £67,932 (325th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £45,590 (338th) |
| Members' Travel | £9,023 (270th)* | £9,042 | £13,267 (206th) | £13,404 (197th) | £13,728 (180th) | £9,629 (235th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £864 (joint 147th) | £576 | £1,108 (168th) | £673 (218th) | £1,175 (135th) | £773 (166th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,946 (104th) | £1,114 | £2,353 (83rd) | £1,617 (joint 108th) | £1,808 (112th) | £2,247 (50th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,639 (152nd) | £2,817 | £5,732 (113th) | £3,363 (221st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £957 (joint 478th) | £0 | £1,875 (joint 357th) | £1,875 (joint 350th) | £1,875 (joint 342nd) | £1,875 (joint 322nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,957 (155th) | £136,842 | £134,495 (118th) | £127,878 (155th) | £120,474 (158th) | £91,776 (239th) |
* Car £6,510 (45th). Rail £422 (486th). Air £69 (240th). European £2,022 (8th).
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- Julie Kirkbride's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Bromsgrove (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Birmingham, Northfield (4 miles)
- Birmingham, Selly Oak (6 miles)
- Birmingham, Edgbaston (6 miles)
- Birmingham, Hall Green (7 miles)
- Redditch (7 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Trade & Industry Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Trade & Industry Committee (12 Oct 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Shadow Minister, International Affairs (9 Sep 2004 to 10 Sep 2004)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Home Affairs (6 Jul 2004 to 9 Sep 2004)
- Member, Catering Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
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