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Ian Austin
Labour MP for Dudley North
- Minister of State (the West Midlands), Regional Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the West Midlands), Department for Communities and Local Government (since 10 Jun 2009) - Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 5,432 votes. — 420th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Austin 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Transport, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Translation Services, Foreign Hauliers, Influenza, Mini-Motorcycles, Skin Cancer
(based on written questions asked by Ian Austin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Housing Finance Review (2 Jul 2009)
“On 30 June the Minister for Housing announced in a written ministerial statement that a consultation document on the review of council housing finance will be published before the summer recess. The research reports will be published alongside this consultation document and subsequently placed in the Library.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Ex-servicemen (2 Jul 2009)
“The information requested is not held centrally.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Low Incomes (2 Jul 2009)
“The following table shows the number of affordable homes completed through the National Affordable Housing programme (NAHP) in each region in each of the last five years. 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 North East 620 710 830 910 700 North West 2,020 2,000 2,260 2,490 3,170 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,460 1,040 1,420 1,460 1,640 East Midlands...”
More of Ian Austin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 34 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,925 (294th) | £22,076 (joint 226th) | £21,559 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,086 (290th) | £20,907 (243rd) | £25,229 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £88,703 (287th) | £86,356 (234th) | £78,716 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,503 (232nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,718 (364th)* | £8,473 (290th)** | £9,921 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £361 (joint 250th) | £176 (joint 335th) | £490 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £563 (205th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £16 (114th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,596 (76th) | £2,944 (44th) | £4,230 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,400 (27th) | £8,557 (48th) | £13,864 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,292 (joint 199th) | £1,233 (joint 77th) | £1,233 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £155,163 (184th) | £150,722 (81st) | £155,242 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,515 (459th). Rail £5,197 (177th). Misc £6 (256th).