Kevin Brennan’s voting in Parliament

Kevin Brennan is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Kevin Brennan sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Kevin Brennan generally voted against the Iraq war, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Kevin Brennan generally voted for a transparent Parliament, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Kevin Brennan’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Kevin Brennan’s full vote analysis page for more.

Kevin Brennan has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Shared Parental Leave: Self-employed People 20 Nov 2018

  What recent representations he has received on introducing shared parental leave for self-employed people.

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Shared Parental Leave: Self-employed People 20 Nov 2018

  I thank the Minister for that answer. Has she read the recent “Balancing Act” report from Birkbeck University and Parents in Performing Arts, which shows that 72% of freelancers would like to take shared parental leave if they were allowed to? This policy would not cost anything, but it would improve equality and productivity at the same time. Will she—not just officials—undertake to...

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions: Females 20 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will a publish a list of newspapers in which adverts on the change to the state pension age for women were placed since 2010.

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Profile

Labour MP for Cardiff West

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @KevinBrennanMP
• https://facebook.com/kevinbrennanpage

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Kevin Brennan campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Education
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Education
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Academies
• Teachers: Training
• Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
• Free Schools
• Kings Science Academy

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage) (since 3 Jul 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage) (9 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 17 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (also Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for Children, Schools and Families) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector) (5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office (2 Nov 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 19 Jan 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Rhodri Morgan
• Stefan Terlezki
• George Thomas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Bill Committee (17 out of 22)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Water Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (9 out of 16)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Kevin Brennan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 142 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71.48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 91 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Kevin Brennan’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 722 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)