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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
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Russell Brown voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. 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, Afghanistan, Housing Benefit: Scotland, Ports: Police, Strategic Defence and Security Review
(based on written questions asked by Russell Brown and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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)
- 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
- Nato (17 Jun 2013)
“NATO’s defence capability includes the protection of the nuclear umbrella. Does the Minister find it incongruous in respect of NATO membership to have, on the one hand, a policy of unilateral disarmament and, on the other, to seek the protection of that nuclear umbrella? That is the policy of the SNP.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)
“If anything untoward is discovered at the end of this process, it will not show the OFT in a good light. While price is important, the quality of fuel that people purchase is also an issue. I find that more and more of my constituents complain about poor mileage from cheaper fuel. I put to the Secretary of State a quick calculation: 2p a litre extra and two miles per gallon is far better than...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Economic Recovery (14 May 2013)
“In reply to a question I tabled, which eventually ended up with the Cabinet Office, I was informed that between June 2010 and September 2012, 741,000 private sector jobs were created. Can the Minister explain the discrepancy between that figure and the fanciful figures of 1 million, and now 1.25 million, private sector jobs that he and his colleagues use?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — 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 73.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 252 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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).