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Kevin Barron
Labour MP for Rother Valley
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 14,224 votes. — 71st 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 Kevin Barron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Voted moderately against 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
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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: NHS: Standards (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effects on health outcomes of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.”
- Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Out-of-Hours Care (27 Jan 2010) has video
“The hon. Gentleman might know that I spent nine years as a lay member of the GMC. Does he think that if doctors were commissioning treatment for patients, they would have any professional responsibility for what happened to those individuals?”
- Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Out-of-Hours Care (27 Jan 2010) has video
“I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman on the issue of English language testing and the need to be able to communicate with patients. However, my question is if a doctor commissions services for a patient, are they professionally responsible for those services?”
More of Kevin Barron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 583 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,909 (joint 364th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,188 (464th) | £12,160 (536th) | £13,036 (580th) | £11,393 | £12,280 (573rd) | £18,796 (joint 213th with 3 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,157 (232nd) |
| Staffing costs | £85,346 (514th) | £98,254 (32nd) | £94,517 (26th) | £92,675 | £79,320 (51st) | £69,898 (joint 182nd with 10 others) | £67,404 (joint 154th with 7 others) | £48,975 (217th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,714 (416th) | £8,724 (297th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,311 (367th)3 | £9,577 (235th)2 | £9,979 (215th)1 | £9,168 | £13,012 (223rd) | £13,659 (187th) | £17,563 (87th) | £17,111 (37th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £408 (185th) | £274 (293rd) | £203 (324th) | £488 | £485 (joint 281st with 1 other) | £1,500 (101st) | £353 (311th) | £1,016 (133rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £681 (167th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £472 (632nd) | £377 (549th) | £600 (joint 473rd with 3 others) | £424 | £457 (joint 531st with 2 others) | £271 (604th) | £588 (joint 530th with 1 other) | £1,089 (298th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £565 (607th) | £1,285 (539th) | £1,200 | £0 | £140 (648th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,089 (joint 503rd with 1 other) | £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) | £978 | £1,556 (561st) | £1,556 (545th) | £1,556 (520th) | £1,556 (442nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,444 (485th) | £154,784 (187th) | £142,703 (221st) | £137,960 | £128,012 (229th) | £126,153 (181st) | £125,420 (65th) | £102,813 (57th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,950 (11th). Rail £1,627 (374th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,737 (111th). Rail £1,574 (395th).