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Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton & Wallington
- Shadow Home Affairs Minister; Shadow Minister of London and the Olympics (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,068 votes. — 594th 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 Tom Brake voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 4 Mar 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, International Development, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): London Underground, Railways, Iraq, Airwave Service, Departmental Data Protection
(based on written questions asked by Tom Brake and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video
“The Government have today slashed the money available to pay for the freedom pass in London. What is the Prime Minister's estimate of the council tax increase that will be needed to pay for this financial shortfall?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Cocaine (3 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what quantity of cocaine was seized at (a) Gatwick and (b) Heathrow airports in each month between April 2008 and March 2009.”
More of Tom Brake's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 157 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 48 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Brake speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 418 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
10 July 2009, received payment of £75 for completing survey for Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London. EC1V 0AT. Hours: 20mins. Fee donated to my local party. (Registered 4 August 2009)
Received payment of £150 for giving a speech at Dods, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP. Hours: 1hr. Fee donated to my local constituency Party. (Registered 24 September 2009)
Received payment of £150 for giving a speech at Dods, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP. Hours: 1hr. Fee donated to my local constituency Party. (Registered 24 September 2009)
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.
| 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £22,367 (105th) | £23,026 (156th) | £19,973 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £12,718 (433rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,505 (joint 183rd) | £83,140 (369th) | £84,078 | £77,205 (99th) | £74,876 (48th) | £71,946 (48th) | £50,696 (153rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,528 (393rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,589 (565th)* | £2,293 (580th)** | £2,016 | £2,342 (610th) | £1,809 (621st) | £2,666 (597th) | £2,723 (joint 578th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £48 (joint 446th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £-1,854 | £3,351 (40th) | £2,070 | £2,007 (106th) | £1,617 (joint 108th) | £1,679 (125th) | £1,424 (192nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,573 (13th) | £8,804 (43rd) | £5,360 | £4,498 (163rd) | £3,264 (233rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,963 (joint 164th) | £1,963 (joint 159th) | £1,963 (joint 157th) | £1,963 (151st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 57th) | £0 |
| Total | £129,781 (534th) | £124,384 (515th) | £116,110 | £109,006 (558th) | £103,902 (573rd) | £99,515 (548th) | £70,751 (595th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £432 (564th). Rail £1,863 (357th). Misc £24 (224th). Other: Rail £270 (71st).
** Car £432 (569th). Rail £245 (513th). Other £1,616 (13th).