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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.
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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 for 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)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 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
- Written Answers — Health: Cancer (5 Nov 2009)
“We have made no such response. To help primary care trusts (PCTs) improve the quality of their decision-making on the funding of drugs and treatments, including off-label treatments, where there is no positive National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance, we have commissioned a number of measures to support the introduction of improved local processes: a set of public-facing...”
- Written Answers — Health: Cancer: Death (5 Nov 2009)
“The following table shows 2008-09 primary care trust scores for the Care Quality Commission's 'Reduction in cancer mortality rate in people age under 75' indicator. The definitions used by the Care Quality Commission to determine the scores for this indicator are: Achieved = Performance consistent with plan; Underachieved = Performance poorer than plan; Failed = Performance poorer than plan...”
- Written Answers — Health: Cancer: Drugs (5 Nov 2009)
“Strategic health authorities are working with their primary care trusts to support collaborative commissioning in their areas. Guidance on collaborative approaches to decision-making is also included in "Supporting rational local decision-making about medicines (and treatments): A handbook of good practice guidance" available at: www.npc.co.uk/policy/local/constitution_handbook.htm and this...”
More of Mike O'Brien's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 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
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 (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).