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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 moderately 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)
- Planning Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 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)
- 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 — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“On 14 December, here, the Home Secretary pledged to address how plain-clothed police officers should react in public protests. In contrast, the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead on these matters has said that she will not issue guidance because officers should not be deployed in that way, thereby neglecting the fact that 25 such officers were deployed by the City of London police at...”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Hazards: Radiation Exposure (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many reports there were of health problems allegedly related to wireless radiation from (a) high-voltage powerlines, (b) telephone antennae and (c) radio frequency and microwaves from telecommunications masts in the last 10 years.”
More of Tom Brake's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 98 written questions in the last year — 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 60% 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.
- 52 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Brake speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 431 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £25,656 (46th) | £22,367 (105th) | £23,026 (156th) | £19,973 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,718 (433rd) |
| Staffing costs | £96,741 (278th) | £90,505 (joint 183rd with 5 others) | £83,140 (369th) | £84,078 | £77,205 (99th) | £74,876 (48th) | £71,946 (48th) | £50,696 (153rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,226 (216th) | £6,528 (393rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,233 (572nd)3 | £2,589 (565th)2 | £2,293 (580th)1 | £2,016 | £2,342 (610th) | £1,809 (621st) | £2,666 (597th) | £2,723 (joint 578th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £48 (joint 446th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £3,766 (295th) | £-1,854 | £3,351 (40th) | £2,070 | £2,007 (106th) | £1,617 (joint 108th with 1 other) | £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 with 6 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,963 (joint 164th with 1 other) | £1,963 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £1,963 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £1,963 (151st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 57th with 3 others) | £0 |
| Total | £141,537 (432nd) | £129,781 (534th) | £124,384 (515th) | £116,110 | £109,006 (558th) | £103,902 (573rd) | £99,515 (548th) | £70,751 (595th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £432 (564th). Rail £1,863 (357th). Misc £24 (224th). Other: Rail £270 (71st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £432 (547th). Rail £1,771 (373rd). Misc £24 (225th). Other: Rail £6 (170th).