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Mike O'Brien
Labour MP for North Warwickshire
- Minister of State (Health Services), Department of Health (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 7,553 votes. — 353rd 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 Mike O'Brien voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately 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: Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Borrowing, Anti-crime Agencies, Prescription Charges, Macedonia, Historic Environment
(based on written questions asked by Mike O'Brien and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010) has video
“Thank you for allowing me to respond to the debate, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I agree with one word that the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) used; he said that this was outrageous. The hon. Member for Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) also used the word. It is outrageous: here we have a cynical winding-up of the electorate, and it is very sad to see. Let me go through what is...”
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“It is little wonder that some members of the public have become cynical about politicians, when we hear what we have just heard in the debate. The local community is rightly proud of Kingston hospital, and it sits within an area that has worked hard to improve the health of its population. NHS services in south-west London and across the capital have seen great improvements in recent years....”
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“It is indeed still there, and the Liberal Democrats have a record of running scare stories and asking people to join the campaign by sending in their addresses, petitions and email addresses. They can then canvas those people-it is all about elections. The hon. Members mentioned a document, but I have never seen this document. I also asked my officials this morning, and apparently no one in...”
More of Mike O'Brien's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above 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 35 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.
- 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mike O'Brien speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1113 times in debates — well above 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 | £10,686 (496th) | £8,963 (566th) | £10,958 (554th) | £9,580 | £9,723 (568th) | £12,083 (536th) | £12,007 (571st) | £9,333 (573rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,281 (joint 104th with 6 others) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,750 (184th) | £24,234 (65th) | £23,708 (131st) | £21,173 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £15,163 (342nd) |
| Staffing costs | £100,106 (163rd) | £87,545 (329th) | £86,108 (253rd) | £79,112 | £69,386 (400th) | £67,832 (336th) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £44,701 (374th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,319 (198th) | £10,063 (123rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,305 (231st)3 | £7,991 (300th)2 | £7,910 (307th)1 | £7,514 | £7,834 (431st) | £7,822 (404th) | £11,416 (266th) | £8,302 (307th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15 (465th) | £761 (196th) | £1,021 (168th) | £561 (227th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £654 (173rd) | £277 (joint 271st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £131 (72nd) | £227 (joint 63rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,101 (510th) | £505 (488th) | £1,294 (198th) | £1,057 | £681 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £744 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £1,114 (joint 283rd with 1 other) | £711 (446th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,031 (366th) | £4,686 (151st) | £4,322 | £1,950 (413th) | £2,420 (joint 337th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,255 (joint 257th with 4 others) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £0 | £1,799 (joint 456th with 1 other) | £1,799 (joint 448th with 1 other) | £1,799 (joint 428th with 1 other) | £1,799 (378th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,269 (70th) | £0 | £0 | £5,277 (37th) | £9,771 (6th) | £3,329 (44th) | £0 |
| Total | £154,052 (277th) | £144,360 (360th) | £135,754 (365th) | £122,758 | £117,608 (448th) | £123,605 (joint 234th with 1 other) | £113,989 (301st) | £80,570 (476th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,134 (383rd). Rail £5,815 (159th). Other: Mileage £42 (77th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,843 (283rd). Rail £6,228 (134th). Misc £234 (119th).