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Kevin Barron
Labour MP for Rother Valley
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 14,224 votes. — 69th 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 a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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.
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
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“I thank hon. Members for taking part in this debate and for their kind words about the operation of the Health Committee. I thank the three members of the Committee who contributed this afternoon. I would like to run through a few things and give a view on them, as I truncated my speech earlier. The Minister rightly says that personal, social and health education will be introduced under the...”
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“Let me finish first, please. The Committee took evidence from numerous people as eminent as Richard Wilkinson. I remember Professor Kay-Tee Khaw from the university of Cambridge saying that such issues are not necessarily about income inequality but about what people do or do not do. They are lifestyle choices. Many people who were born and brought up in my constituency are very much like I...”
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“Indeed, the Committee has seen it, and we visited northern Europe to look at how income inequalities were measured. Before I move on, let me refer to paragraph 48 of the Committee's report. This was not our idea, and it was not one of the recommendations, but when the hon. Gentleman spoke earlier, I was reminded of this paragraph in the report: "Moreover, while the view that reducing relative...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 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 — 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.
- 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kevin Barron speaks.
- 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: 11 Nov 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) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,909 (joint 364th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,160 (536th) | £13,036 (580th) | £11,393 | £12,280 (573rd) | £18,796 (joint 213th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,157 (232nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £98,254 (32nd) | £94,517 (26th) | £92,675 | £79,320 (51st) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £67,404 (joint 154th) | £48,975 (217th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,724 (297th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,577 (235th)* | £9,979 (215th)** | £9,168 | £13,012 (223rd) | £13,659 (187th) | £17,563 (87th) | £17,111 (37th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £274 (293rd) | £203 (324th) | £488 | £485 (joint 281st) | £1,500 (101st) | £353 (311th) | £1,016 (133rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £681 (167th) | 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 | £377 (549th) | £600 (joint 473rd) | £424 | £457 (joint 531st) | £271 (604th) | £588 (joint 530th) | £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) | £973 (joint 454th) | £978 | £1,556 (561st) | £1,556 (545th) | £1,556 (520th) | £1,556 (442nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £154,784 (187th) | £142,703 (221st) | £137,960 | £128,012 (229th) | £126,153 (181st) | £125,420 (65th) | £102,813 (57th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,950 (11th). Rail £1,627 (374th).