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Liam Byrne
Labour MP for Birmingham, Hodge Hill
- Chief Secretary, HM Treasury (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 15 July 2004 — Byelection
- Majority: 5,449 votes. — 297th 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 Liam Byrne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for 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: 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 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.
- 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations 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") 270 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
9-11 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 6 October 2008)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Interest free loan from NM Rothchilds to help finance my business school education, issued in 1999 and predating my election to the House.
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 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,500 | £15,164 (485th) | |||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,273 (223rd) | £19,406 (408th) | £21,100 | £16,387 (433rd) | |||
| Staffing Allowance | £91,461 (136th) | £88,219 (110th) | £81,081 | £51,307 (642nd) | |||
| Communications Allowance | £9,576 (225th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,839 (360th)* | £6,336 (379th)** | £5,110 | £6,139 (493rd) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £353 (joint 253rd) | £338 (262nd) | £489 | £269 (336th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £692 (162nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £435 (45th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,519 (7th) | £10,992 (2nd) | £7,548 | £8,416 (6th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,394 (113th) | £28,170 (2nd) | £18,212 | £22,427 (8th) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £2,721 (1st) | £2,545 (2nd) | £1,948 | £1,179 (634th) | |||
| Other Costs | £1,678 (joint 62nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £164,024 (59th) | £178,116 (2nd) | £156,988 | £121,288 (373rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,856 (402nd). Rail £4,566 (203rd). Misc £417 (76th).