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Stephen O'Brien
Conservative MP for Eddisbury
- Shadow Minister, Health (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 22 July 1999 — Byelection
- Majority: 6,195 votes. — 412th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen O'Brien voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Education and Skills, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Internet, NHS: Ict, Medical Records: Databases, NHS: Information and Communications Technology, Learning and Skills Council
(based on written questions asked by Stephen O'Brien and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 519 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen O'Brien speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 477 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Eden Research plc (non-executive)
Chairman and director, 3DM Research Limited.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary Adviser to the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, of which I am a Fellow. (£10,001-£15,000) I work on average 2.25 hours per week throughout the year, but the actual times fluctuate week to week from 8 hours approximately to nil.
14 September 2009 payment of £2,635 (gross) for the quarter 1 April 2009-30 June 2009 (13 weeks) . (Registered 9 October 2009)
Parliamentary Adviser to the Manufacturing Technologies Association, with effect from 1 September 2005. (£10,001-£15,000) I work on average 2.5 hours per week throughout the year, but the actual times fluctuate week to week from 10 hours approximately to nil.
1 October 2009 payment of £7,200 (gross) for the half year October 2009-March 2010 (26 weeks) . (Registered 9 October 2009)
Non-practising solicitor.
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Mr Stanley Fink of Middlesex provides financial support for the purposes of employing a senior researcher and for other general research.
Mr Julian Schild, of London, has provided financial support for research purposes, particularly in relation to an inquiry which I am conducting on behalf of the Conservative Party into the NHS IT programme.
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Honorary membership for self and spouse of Winsford Constitutional and Conservative Club.
I was the guest of Mr Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Limited at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on 6 July 2008. (Registered 22 July 2008)
I received a ticket for the Conservative Party's 'Black and White Party' on 4 February 2009, paid for by Mr Stanley Fink, of Middlesex. (Registered 4 March 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Stanley Fink
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: tickets for my wife and me to attend the Conservative Party's Summer Party on 17 June 2009. Payment for tickets, to value of £1,600, made directly to the Conservative Party.
Date of receipt of donation: 17 June 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 17 June 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
9-11 September 2008, to Paris to attend the French Coalition Against Malaria Forum in my capacity as voluntary non-executive Chairman of the Malaria Consortium and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases. My travel, accommodation and associated costs were met by the Malaria Consortium. (Registered 8 October 2008)
14-25 September 2008, to Nigeria, Uganda and Southern Sudan to visit Malaria Consortium Projects in my capacity as voluntary non-executive Chairman of the Malaria Consortium and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases. My travel, accommodation and associated costs were met by the Malaria Consortium. (Registered 8 October 2008)
7-11 December 2008, to Senegal, at the invitation of the Global Fund against Aids, TB and Malaria, as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, and voluntary Chairman of the Malaria Consortium (NGO), for the Global Fund Partnership Forum 2008. The Global Fund met all my travel and accommodation costs. (Registered 13 February 2009)
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2000
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 5-11 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to gain an understanding of the current state of affairs in the region.
(Registered 18 September 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,034 (183rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,588 (342nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,739 (joint 234th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,426 (81st) | £24,250 (117th) | £21,727 | £18,521 (309th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £19,862 (169th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,143 (308th) | £83,456 (354th) | £82,260 | £75,017 (142nd) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £51,276 (139th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,537 (114th)* | £14,625 (76th)** | £11,763 | £18,857 (72nd) | £14,664 (159th) | £14,218 (168th) | £11,719 (146th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,056 (97th) | £0 | £594 | £0 | £238 (351st) | £216 (joint 370th) | £206 (355th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £725 (157th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £100 (85th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £351 (562nd) | £546 (513th) | £509 | £653 (430th) | £492 (514th) | £461 (577th) | £298 (joint 615th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,504 (joint 468th) | £2,545 (334th) | £2,154 | £2,221 (371st) | £1,942 (424th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,151 (joint 415th) | £1,299 (44th) | £242 | £1,766 (484th) | £1,766 (475th) | £1,524 (532nd) | £1,320 (516th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,367 (61st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,027 (216th) | £148,831 (104th) | £140,883 | £140,304 (63rd) | £128,262 (150th) | £123,587 (94th) | £100,420 (88th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,655 (13th). Rail £4,320 (223rd). Misc £460 (71st). Other: Mileage £538 (10th). Rail £564 (38th).
** Car £10,564 (3rd). Rail £2,889 (271st). Air £329 (177th). European £843 (50th).