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Mike O'Brien MP
- Labour MP for North Warwickshire
- Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Majority: 7,553 votes. — 344th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike O'Brien voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally 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)
Most recent appearances in parliament
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 comments 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.
- 94 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") 440 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: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £10,958 (554th) | £9,580 | £9,723 (568th) | £12,083 (536th) | £12,007 (571st) | £9,333 (573rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,281 (joint 104th) | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,708 (131st) | £21,173 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £15,163 (342nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,108 (253rd) | £79,112 | £69,386 (400th) | £67,832 (336th) | £63,788 (joint 346th) | £44,701 (374th) |
| Members' Travel | £7,910 (307th)* | £7,514 | £7,834 (431st) | £7,822 (404th) | £11,416 (266th) | £8,302 (307th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £15 (465th) | £761 (196th) | £1,021 (168th) | £561 (227th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,294 (198th) | £1,057 | £681 (joint 415th) | £744 (joint 382nd) | £1,114 (joint 283rd) | £711 (446th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,686 (151st) | £4,322 | £1,950 (413th) | £2,420 (joint 337th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £1,799 (joint 456th) | £1,799 (joint 448th) | £1,799 (joint 428th) | £1,799 (378th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £5,277 (37th) | £9,771 (6th) | £3,329 (44th) | £0 |
| Total | £135,754 (365th) | £122,758 | £117,608 (448th) | £123,605 (joint 234th) | £113,989 (301st) | £80,570 (476th) |
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- Mike O'Brien's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for North Warwickshire (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Sutton Coldfield (8 miles)
- Tamworth (9 miles)
- Birmingham, Erdington (9 miles)
- Birmingham, Hodge Hill (9 miles)
- Coventry North West (9 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State (Pension Reform), Department for Work and Pensions (13 Jul 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
- Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
- Solicitor General, Law Officers' Department (11 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Minister of State (Energy & e-Commerce), Department of Trade and Industry (4 Nov 2004 to 11 May 2005)
- Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (10 Sep 2004 to 4 Nov 2004)
- Minister of State (Trade), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (13 Jun 2003 to 10 Sep 2004)
- Minister of State (Trade), Department of Trade and Industry (13 Jun 2003 to 10 Sep 2004)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (5 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001)
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