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Julie Kirkbride
Conservative MP for Bromsgrove
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 10,080 votes. — 258th 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 Julie Kirkbride voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Health, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: International Development (3 Nov 2009)
“If I remember correctly, back in 1997, the Labour Government had the aspiration of 0.7 per cent. of gross national income being spent on overseas development. Why, therefore, is it in the last year of the Labour Government that they are proposing to put that into legislation?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Services (22 Oct 2009) has video
“The Minister gave the House an interesting answer when he said that services had increased by 50 per cent. So that we can understand that figure, will he say to what extent that represents the normal service on any other working day of the year?”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Care Homes: Security (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent representations he has received from local authorities on the physical security of vulnerable people in local authority care.”
More of Julie Kirkbride's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 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.
- 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julie Kirkbride speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 194 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,274 (joint 157th) | £25,442 (86th) | £22,438 | £19,162 (199th) | £18,695 (351st) | £18,219 (joint 238th) | £15,939 (313th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £81,598 (506th) | £81,019 (422nd) | £79,242 | £70,097 (376th) | £67,932 (325th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £45,590 (338th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,749 (471st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,763 (joint 311th)* | £9,023 (270th)** | £9,042 | £13,267 (206th) | £13,404 (197th) | £13,728 (180th) | £9,629 (235th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £384 (242nd) | £864 (joint 147th) | £576 | £1,108 (168th) | £673 (218th) | £1,175 (135th) | £773 (166th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,392 (98th) | 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 | £1,360 (120th) | £1,946 (104th) | £1,114 | £2,353 (83rd) | £1,617 (joint 108th) | £1,808 (112th) | £2,247 (50th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,375 (116th) | £4,639 (152nd) | £2,817 | £5,732 (113th) | £3,363 (221st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,187 (joint 346th) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £147,165 (317th) | £145,957 (155th) | £136,842 | £134,495 (118th) | £127,878 (155th) | £120,474 (158th) | £91,776 (239th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,813 (59th). Rail £653 (474th). Other: Air £58 (51st). European £1,239 (35th).
** Car £6,510 (45th). Rail £422 (486th). Air £69 (240th). European £2,022 (8th).