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Kevin Brennan
Labour MP for Cardiff West
- Minister of State (also in the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 Oct 2009)
Minister of State (also in the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills), Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,167 votes. — 211th 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 Brennan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately against 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 very strongly 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
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Wales, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd, King Edward VIII, Medical Services, Adoption, NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd.
(based on written questions asked by Kevin Brennan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Antisocial Behaviour: Crime Prevention (8 Feb 2010)
“The Department has received no representations about the sale of these devices.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Adult Education (4 Feb 2010)
“Adult education colleges are not specifically identified in data collected centrally. Programmes are delivered through a variety of different provider types. The following table shows the number of adults participating and achieving in LSC-funded further education (FE colleges including Learn Direct, adult and community learning, work-based learning, Train to Gain) in each of the last five...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Finance (4 Feb 2010)
“The Adult Learner Responsive (ALR) budget is one of the funding streams currently supporting learners aged 19 and above across a range of activities, subjects and levels. For 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 financial years, the planned total ALR budgets (including employability programmes) were published in the Skills Investment Strategy 2010-11 (November 2009). Financial Year Adult...”
More of Kevin Brennan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 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 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 254 times in debates — 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 | £23,312 (131st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £13,703 (518th) | £12,017 | £12,991 (527th) | £13,965 (493rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,366 (456th) | £10,708 (575th) | £20,252 (337th) | £20,000 | £15,998 (445th) | £15,384 (562nd) | £16,311 (507th) | £16,004 (309th) |
| Staffing costs | £69,617 (611th) | £72,918 (598th) | £84,764 (302nd) | £78,211 | £64,156 (561st) | £43,949 (651st) | £61,360 (481st) | £37,179 (562nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,454 (114th) | £7,618 (346th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,342 (277th)3 | £8,455 (277th)2 | £9,013 (271st)1 | £8,848 | £11,007 (306th) | £7,666 (413th) | £7,600 (424th) | £6,670 (384th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £101 (joint 340th with 1 other) | £767 (138th) | £2,031 (41st) | £1,791 | £792 (220th) | £472 (273rd) | £1,070 (158th) | £1,204 (113th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,906 (52nd) | £1,208 (109th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £456 (39th) | £251 (58th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,576 (431st) | £281 (joint 590th with 2 others) | £387 (577th) | £596 | £499 (503rd) | £482 (521st) | £596 (525th) | £894 (377th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,250 (521st) | £1,498 (joint 500th with 1 other) | £2,039 | £1,835 (432nd) | £1,336 (510th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th with 3 others) | £872 (581st) | £0 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,130 (528th) | £127,600 (555th) | £132,520 (423rd) | £123,502 | £109,246 (556th) | £85,222 (644th) | £108,627 (422nd) | £81,928 (458th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,589 (452nd). Rail £6,866 (119th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,617 (421st). Rail £6,718 (115th). Misc £7 (246th).