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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. — 351st out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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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

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 21 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 34 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.
  • 92 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") 1081 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Solicitor, currently only practising in my capacity as Solicitor General.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£8,963 (566th) £10,958 (554th) £9,580 £9,723 (568th) £12,083 (536th) £12,007 (571st) £9,333 (573rd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £1,281 (joint 104th) £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£24,234 (65th) £23,708 (131st) £21,173 £19,325 (joint 11th) £18,799 (joint 13th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £15,163 (342nd)
Staffing Allowance£87,545 (329th) £86,108 (253rd) £79,112 £69,386 (400th) £67,832 (336th) £63,788 (joint 346th) £44,701 (374th)
Communications Allowance£10,063 (123rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£7,991 (300th)* £7,910 (307th)** £7,514 £7,834 (431st) £7,822 (404th) £11,416 (266th) £8,302 (307th)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £15 (465th) £761 (196th) £1,021 (168th) £561 (227th)
Members' Spouse Travel£277 (joint 271st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£227 (joint 63rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£505 (488th) £1,294 (198th) £1,057 £681 (joint 415th) £744 (joint 382nd) £1,114 (joint 283rd) £711 (446th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,031 (366th) £4,686 (151st) £4,322 £1,950 (413th) £2,420 (joint 337th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,255 (joint 257th) £1,090 (joint 258th) £0 £1,799 (joint 456th) £1,799 (joint 448th) £1,799 (joint 428th) £1,799 (378th)
Other Costs£1,269 (70th) £0 £0 £5,277 (37th) £9,771 (6th) £3,329 (44th) £0
Total£144,360 (360th) £135,754 (365th) £122,758 £117,608 (448th) £123,605 (joint 234th) £113,989 (301st) £80,570 (476th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,134 (383rd). Rail £5,815 (159th). Other: Mileage £42 (77th).

** Car £1,614 (467th). Rail £6,296 (118th).