• Labour MP for Rother Valley
• Majority: 14,224 votes. — 70th out of 635 MPs.
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How Kevin Barron voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Chairman, Health Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mining-related Compensation Claims, Coalminers (Compensation), Hospitals: Drugs, Coal Health Claims, Industrial Injuries

(based on written questions asked by Kevin Barron and answered by departments)

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“I shall be brief. I congratulate the Minister on speaking for 35 minutes and not mentioning the R-word. I thought it magnificent that rationing did not come into her speech for one second. The hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs. Miller) is quite right: NICE's original decision was three cycles of IVF. At the time, I was the chair of the all-party group on infertility, and I raised the matter...”

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“When we took evidence from the would-be chair of the CQC in this morning's public session, we heard that people in the Healthcare Commission are likely to be doing the same jobs for years to come.”

[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair] — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (8 May 2008)

“To preface the debate, I thank the secretariat of the Select Committee on Health, whose seven members have worked hard for us. I also thank our three advisers on the report—Professor Joe Collier, Professor Alan Maynard and Dr. Hilary Pickles—who gave us excellent advice. The report took some time to gather. We had some 124 memorandums and 31 witnesses, and we visited Scotland,...”

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kevin Barron speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 149 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £8,509 (8th). Rail £1,470 (382nd).