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Jeremy Browne
Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 573 votes. — 621st out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Browne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Health, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Information Officers, Departmental NDPBs, Departmental Travel, Departmental Advertising, Departmental Vehicles
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Browne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 4 — Requirements relating to accounts (1 Jul 2009) has video
“At the risk of sounding somewhat graceless, I, too, wish the Government had gone a little bit further and had done this with a little less reluctance, but having said that, I am pleased that the amendments are in place and that this degree of progress has been made. The Bill itself says very little. Anybody who picks up a copy from the Vote Office will not necessarily be very well informed...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Review and report to parliament (1 Jul 2009) has video
“My party, for the reasons that have just been outlined by the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban), supports this legislation, partly because it encourages self-reliance in people on very low incomes. It will encourage them to save in a way that gives them a greater stake in society and to interact with financial constitutions in a way that, in many cases, they do not feel able to do. Both of...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 3 — Transfers (1 Jul 2009)
“I rise briefly to thank the Minister for accepting the amendment, which was tabled in my name in Committee. We support the overall principle of the Bill, which is to give people of working age on very low incomes greater opportunities and incentives to save, and the benefits that will flow from that. Our feeling was that carers as a group were worthy of consideration. I am therefore grateful...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 230 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 106 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeremy Browne speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 271 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £23,074 (joint 161st) | £22,094 (216th) | £21,565 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,662 (259th) | £20,436 (joint 298th) | £28,395 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £90,251 (216th) | £87,391 (148th) | £74,458 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,205 (71st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,341 (279th)* | £7,482 (322nd)** | £6,979 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £404 (joint 237th) | £272 (294th) | £1,802 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £131 (315th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,965 (26th) | £1,306 (197th) | £1,306 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,989 (60th) | £3,142 (273rd) | £3,260 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,114 (474th) | £1,053 (345th) | £1,053 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £161,136 (84th) | £143,176 (208th) | £138,818 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,344 (359th). Rail £5,997 (152nd).
** Car £2,038 (424th). Rail £4,794 (185th). European £650 (76th).