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Russell Brown
Labour MP for Dumfries and Galloway
- Also represented Dumfries
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Russell Brown voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff, Housing Benefit: Scotland, Ports: Police, Strategic Defence and Security Review, Tax Credits
(based on written questions asked by Russell Brown and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Autism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of 31)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day: Backbench Business — [Unallotted half day] — Metal Theft (7 Feb 2012)
“I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Graham Jones) and other hon. Members who tabled the motion. Some members of the public have said that the current economic climate and the financial plight in which some individuals find themselves have led to the massive increase in metal theft that we are witnessing. Frankly, I find such a statement to be naive. There can be no...”
- [Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Work Capability Assessments (1 Feb 2012)
“I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. I am intervening in case he is not about to move on to the issue that I want to raise. There are real problems for people with sensory impairment—a number of charities have come together on this issue—because the whole concept of being in the workplace is to be able to perform any task accurately and swiftly. That is key in the...”
- Opposition Day: [Un-alloted day] — Individual Voter Registration (16 Jan 2012)
“I apologise to the House, the Minister and my right hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State for not being in the Chamber for the opening speeches. I had made Mr Speaker aware of that. Today’s debate goes to the heart of our democracy, because it is about people going to a polling station and casting their vote. We need to strike a balance between protecting against electoral fraud and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 212 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £19,522 (309th) | £19,908 (391st) | £19,959 (390th) | £21,631 | £20,214 (295th) | £19,857 (267th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,788 (223rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,938 (89th) | £26,925 (28th) | £26,647 (68th) | £28,408 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,782 (joint 266th with 3 others) | £18,078 (347th) | £18,923 (204th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,358 (380th) | £83,018 (468th) | £80,186 (440th) | £73,131 | £63,454 (574th) | £58,674 (604th) | £61,451 (joint 477th with 2 others) | £42,383 (461st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,423 (163rd) | £9,920 (164th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,163 (107th)1 | £17,144 (45th)2 | £18,131 (26th)3 | £14,944 | £15,858 (119th) | £16,818 (102nd) | £17,504 (90th) | £11,394 (158th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £266 (joint 294th with 1 other) | £989 (joint 131st with 1 other) | £0 | £2,489 (39th) | £837 (186th) | £550 (244th) | £2,107 (32nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £378 (223rd) | £2,067 (58th) | 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 | £4,248 (239th) | £1,646 (68th) | £1,880 (109th) | £2,559 | £2,674 (67th) | £2,170 (52nd) | £2,304 (48th) | £3,858 (8th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,944 (244th) | £4,730 (148th) | £7,463 | £7,532 (73rd) | £5,782 (86th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,187 (joint 346th with 2 others) | £1,039 (joint 363rd with 3 others) | £0 | £1,977 (115th) | £1,977 (108th) | £1,977 (107th) | £1,977 (103rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,232 (54th) | £4,139 (24th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,030 (140th) | £165,025 (45th) | £153,561 (59th) | £148,136 | £136,755 (92nd) | £129,036 (135th) | £121,586 (132nd) | £96,430 (139th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,106 (81st). Rail £8,057 (77th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,006 (113th). Rail £12,138 (16th).