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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. — 299th 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 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: 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
- Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Equitable Life (16 Mar 2010)
“Will the hon. Gentleman spell out for the House whether he is going to accept the Sir John Chadwick process or whether-as his motion suggests-he wants to replace the Chadwick process with the ombudsman process?”
- Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Equitable Life (16 Mar 2010)
“I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "House" to the end of the question and add: "recognises the vital role the Ombudsman plays in public life; reaffirms the duty of Parliament to support the office of the Ombudsman; notes that the High Court ruled that the Government's response to the Ombudsman's recommendations on Equitable Life, its establishment of an ex gratia payment scheme,...”
- Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Equitable Life (16 Mar 2010)
“The ombudsman's report is pretty substantial. It involved four years of work, and it was right that the Government considered it carefully. But I wanted to give a commitment to respond to Sir John Chadwick's final report within a couple of weeks because of the sentiment that has been expressed in the House, which I have witnessed at close quarters since I became Chief Secretary. Since the...”
More of Liam Byrne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 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 81% 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") 308 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 10 Mar 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 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,963 (147th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,500 | £15,164 (485th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £25,970 (39th) | £20,273 (223rd) | £19,406 (408th) | £21,100 | £16,387 (433rd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £96,399 (292nd) | £91,461 (136th) | £88,219 (110th) | £81,081 | £51,307 (642nd) | |||
| Communications Allowance | £10,271 (208th) | £9,576 (225th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,991 (379th)1 | £6,839 (360th)2 | £6,336 (379th)3 | £5,110 | £6,139 (493rd) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £134 (319th) | £353 (joint 253rd with 1 other) | £338 (262nd) | £489 | £269 (336th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £113 (301st) | £692 (162nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £167 (67th) | £435 (45th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,717 (73rd) | £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 | £0 | £1,678 (joint 62nd with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £168,725 (85th) | £164,024 (59th) | £178,116 (2nd) | £156,988 | £121,288 (373rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,208 (469th). Rail £4,752 (195th). Misc £31 (218th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,856 (402nd). Rail £4,566 (203rd). Misc £417 (76th).