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Stephen O'Brien
Conservative MP for Eddisbury
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, International Development (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 22 July 1999 — Byelection
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen O'Brien voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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): Social Services, NHS: Ict, Departmental Internet, NHS: Information and Communications Technology, Medical Records: Databases
(based on written questions asked by Stephen O'Brien and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education Bill Committee (12 out of 20)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (13 Mar 2013)
“Given the appalling nursing care standards revealed at Stafford and the Government’s welcome boost to apprenticeships across the professions, does the Prime Minister agree that now is the time to re-examine whether the nursing profession should remain all-degree or whether we should get back to training at patients’ bedsides?”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Natural Gas: Storage (12 Feb 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, columns 711-12W, on natural gas: storage, what steps have been taken by the developers of the Stublach Gas storage project to (a) ensure and (b) demonstrate the integrity of the caverns.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Natural Gas: Storage (12 Feb 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will direct the Health and Safety Executive to publish in full the safety and geotechnical reports on the Stublach Gas storage project.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56.57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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 18–19 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") 588 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £23,797 (88th) | £23,034 (183rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,588 (342nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,739 (joint 234th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,554 (100th) | £23,426 (81st) | £24,250 (117th) | £21,727 | £18,521 (309th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,862 (169th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,252 (189th) | £88,143 (308th) | £83,456 (354th) | £82,260 | £75,017 (142nd) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £51,276 (139th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,437 (62nd)1 | £13,537 (114th)2 | £14,625 (76th)3 | £11,763 | £18,857 (72nd) | £14,664 (159th) | £14,218 (168th) | £11,719 (146th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,591 (34th) | £1,056 (97th) | £0 | £594 | £0 | £238 (351st) | £216 (joint 370th with 1 other) | £206 (355th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £371 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £725 (157th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £172 (joint 62nd with 1 other) | £100 (85th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,351 (334th) | £351 (562nd) | £546 (513th) | £509 | £653 (430th) | £492 (514th) | £461 (577th) | £298 (joint 615th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,504 (joint 468th with 1 other) | £2,545 (334th) | £2,154 | £2,221 (371st) | £1,942 (424th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,151 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £1,299 (44th) | £242 | £1,766 (484th) | £1,766 (475th) | £1,524 (532nd) | £1,320 (516th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,367 (61st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,523 (106th) | £153,027 (216th) | £148,831 (104th) | £140,883 | £140,304 (63rd) | £128,262 (150th) | £123,587 (94th) | £100,420 (88th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £9,447 (4th). Rail £5,128 (181st). Misc £375 (96th). Other: Mileage £395 (19th). Rail £92 (107th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,655 (13th). Rail £4,320 (223rd). Misc £460 (71st). Other: Mileage £538 (10th). Rail £564 (38th).
3 Car £10,564 (3rd). Rail £2,889 (271st). Air £329 (177th). European £843 (50th).