A selection of Jeremy Browne's votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2012
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 44 votes for, 11 votes against, 13 absences, between 2006–2014
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2011

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Recent appearances

• Ways and Means: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law 18 Mar 2015

  I have heard it said that I was the only Minister in history to have been sacked for being too supportive of the Government. Although the decision to determine my future may or may not have been wise—others can judge that—I remain unequivocally enthusiastic about this Government, as I am about the Budget statement made by the Chancellor today. That is what I want to speak about in...

• Estimates Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Estimates 2014-15 — Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministry of Defence — Defence and Security Review (NATO) 2 Mar 2015

  Grand coalition is what you need.

• Public Bill Committee: Infrastructure Bill [Lords]: New Clause 10 - Power to abolish Public Works Loan Commissioners 13 Jan 2015

  Surely the most rational explanation is that this Government, even well into their fifth year, remain so vigorous and so determined to reform Britain for the best across so many different fronts and so many different departments, that it is difficult for us to accommodate all our energetic new ideas without putting a lot of them into this single Bill.

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Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton Deane

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Taunton

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Departmental Information Officers
• Departmental NDPBs
• Departmental Travel
• Departmental Advertising
• Departmental Vehicles

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (31 Oct 2013 to 1 Dec 2014)
• The Minister of State, Home Department (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (23 Jan 2007 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (3 Aug 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 3 Mar 2008)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (16 May 2005 to 23 Jan 2007)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Rebecca Pow

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (10 out of 15)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance Bill Committee (20 out of 24)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Jeremy Browne’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 62.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 97 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 539 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)