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Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Brake voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, International Development, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): London Underground, Departmental Pay, Railways, Iraq, Airwave Service
(based on written questions asked by Tom Brake and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Planning Bill Committee (8 out of 18)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (12 out of 18)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (13 out of 18)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Homes Bill Committee (5 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Human Trafficking (Prosecutions) (22 May 2012)
“Does the Attorney-General agree that just as the CPS must increase the number of prosecutions against people guilty of human trafficking, it must also stop prosecuting those who have been trafficked, such as in the case of AVN?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Police (Administrative Burden) (21 May 2012)
“Exempting the National Crime Agency from the Freedom of Information Act will reduce the administrative burden on the police, but will the Home Secretary set out how the principles of transparency and accountability will be upheld in the way that the NCA operates?”
- Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal (17 May 2012)
“What progress his Department has made on preparatory work on the green deal.”
More of Tom Brake's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 98 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85.12% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 19 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 590 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Dods, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP.
30 March 2011, received £150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
10 May 2011, received £150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
14 June 2011, received £150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
6 September 2011, received £150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 6 October 2011)
8 December 2011, received £150 for giving a speech. Hours: 45 mins. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 8 December 2011)
March 2012, received £300 for 2 speeches made on 26 February 2010 and 22 March 2010. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Fees donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 5 March 2012)
6 February 2012, received £150 for speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 14 March 2012)
13 March 2012, received £150 for speech. Hours 1 hr. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 16 April 2012)
26 March 2012, received £150 for speech. Hours 1 hr. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 16 April 2012)
17 June 2011, received payment of £75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 30 July 2011)
14 July 2011, received payment of £75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 8 September 2011)
15 January 2012, received payment of £75 for survey. Hours: 20 mins. Fee donated to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 15 January 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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)1 | £2,589 (565th)2 | £2,293 (580th)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £432 (547th). Rail £1,771 (373rd). Misc £24 (225th). Other: Rail £6 (170th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £432 (564th). Rail £1,863 (357th). Misc £24 (224th). Other: Rail £270 (71st).