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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.

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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
  • 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)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)

“The Secretary of State knows a lot about private schools because he went to one, although he does not always put it on his CV. I was wondering whether he could tell us about the notable omission from his statement, which was his Prime Minister's promise some time ago that his Government would match state school spending to the average of private school spending. Is that just another Labour...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (29 Jun 2009) has video

“Ministers will be only too sadly aware that the United Kingdom has the highest level of youth unemployment in Europe and that the figures are likely to be added to during the summer, as many thousands of graduates leave university and look for work. Can the Minister help me to tell my constituents what advice and help will be available to them as they try to find a place in the job market?”

More of Julie Kirkbride's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 14 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, 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.
  • 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julie Kirkbride speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 192 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lectures for the Civil Service College. (Up to £5,000)
6. Overseas visits
14-19 November 2008, to the United Arab Emirates, with all-party delegation to meet Government representatives, as guest of the Government of the UAE. The costs of flights and accommodation were met by the Government of the UAE. (Registered 25 November 2008)

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).