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Russell Brown

Labour MP for Dumfries & Galloway

• Also represented Dumfries

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 2,922 votes. — 537th 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 Russell Brown voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Treasury, Scotland, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff, Tax Credits, Departmental Expenditure Limits, Textile Industry, Railway Stations (Disabled Access)

(based on written questions asked by Russell Brown and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Autism Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion): Schedule 22 — Repeals (27 Oct 2009)

“I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. I also want to thank the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies), who took time to meet me and two members of the Solway Firth partnership about the very issues that my right hon. Friend is raising. The Government's proposals were warmly welcomed, and the meeting...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Television Switchover (20 Jul 2009) has video

“What lessons learned from digital switchover in the Border TV region will be used in planning for switchover in other regions.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Television Switchover (20 Jul 2009) has video

“As my right hon. Friend has said, in two days switchover will be completed in the Border TV region. I sincerely hope that my good lady wife will ensure that everything is in order when that happens in my absence. I believe that the digital switchover help scheme initially caused concern. Has the uptake that we budgeted for been as great as my right hon. Friend expected?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Russell Brown speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 174 times in debates — below 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,006 (113th). Rail £12,138 (16th).

^** Car £4,962 (150th). Rail £13,169 (6th).