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Liam Byrne MP

- Labour MP for Birmingham, Hodge Hill
- Minister of State, Cabinet Office (since 7 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 16 July 2004 — Byelection
- Majority: 5,449 votes. — 293rd out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Liam Byrne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against stopping 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs, Departmental Budget, Fixed Penalty Notices, Graffiti, Housing Renewal (Birmingham)
(based on written questions asked by Liam Byrne and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Government Communications (17 Nov 2008)
“An announcement was made on 12 November 2008 on the appointment of Matt Tee as the new Permanent Secretary for Government Communications.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Public Relations (12 Nov 2008)
“The relevant figure for 1997 was £81 million and the relevant figure for 2007-08 was £265 million.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low 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 28 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 218 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,500 | £15,164 (485th) | |||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,406 (408th) | £21,100 | £16,387 (433rd) | |||
| Staffing Allowance | £88,219 (110th) | £81,081 | £51,307 (642nd) | |||
| Members' Travel | £6,336 (379th)* | £5,110 | £6,139 (493rd) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £338 (262nd) | £489 | £269 (336th) | |||
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £10,992 (2nd) | £7,548 | £8,416 (6th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £28,170 (2nd) | £18,212 | £22,427 (8th) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £2,545 (2nd) | £1,948 | £1,179 (634th) | |||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £178,116 (2nd) | £156,988 | £121,288 (373rd) |

