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Lyn Brown
Labour MP for West Ham
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 9,801 votes. — 103rd 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 Lyn Brown 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
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop 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: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, International Development, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sri Lanka, Private Finance Initiative, Nepal, Democratic Republic of Congo, NHS Finance
(based on written questions asked by Lyn Brown and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: National Insurance: Greater London (17 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many new national insurance numbers excluding those generated automatically at the age of 16 have been issued to residents of the London Borough of (a) Newham, (b) Tower Hamlets, (c) Waltham Forest, (d) Hackney, (e) Barking and Dagenham and (f) Greenwich in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Young People: Mentally Ill (10 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps the Government are taking to ensure that its inclusion agenda takes into account young people with chronic and severe mental health disorders.”
- Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill (9 Jun 2009)
“I want to pick up on a point that you have just made. You told us that different bishops might behave in different ways. The consistency of the Church of England’s position and the way in which it behaves across the country seems to depend on the attitudes of different bishops to different circumstances. Is that right?”
More of Lyn Brown's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 135 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lyn Brown speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 50 times in debates — well below 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,595 (227th) | £15,889 (481st) | £7,370 (576th) | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £1,830 (48th) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £15,031 (428th) | £20,358 (222nd) | £21,465 (215th) | £16,428 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £105,030 (54th) | £93,109 (100th) | £83,937 (338th) | £78,533 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £7,053 (403rd) | £3,255 (520th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £474 (628th)3 | £253 (630th)2 | £1,103 (613th)1 | £3,667 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,978 (joint 32nd with 2 others) | £1,858 (41st) | £1,495 (162nd) | £1,285 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,891 (68th) | £6,147 (100th) | £3,238 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £924 (joint 606th with 1 other) | £899 (565th) | £555 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £156,160 (246th) | £140,537 (410th) | £124,246 (517th) | £106,066 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £137 (581st). Other: Rail £116 (108th).