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Alistair Burt
Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire
- Also represented Bury North
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Afghanistan/South Asia, counter terrorism/proliferation, North America, Middle East and North Africa), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Burt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Individual Learning Accounts, Yarl's Wood, Departmental Correspondence, Yarl's Wood Detention Centre, Asylum Seekers
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“I thank all colleagues for their contributions to this short debate. We have covered a lot of ground, and I appreciate how colleagues have handled it. My hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) reminded me of the line from “Argo”, which could have been used in a number of other films. There are no good choices. They are all bad choices. What we are trying to do...”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“I beg to move, That this House takes note of EU Council Decision 2013/109/CFSP amending Decision 2012/739/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria; takes note of the deteriorating situation in Syria that has led to the deaths of more than 70,000 people at the hands of the Assad regime; and supports the decision of Her Majesty’s Government to agree with Council Decision...”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“As my hon. Friend is aware, it is clear that there are faults on all sides, but all the evidence collected so far by the UN indicates that a greater degree of atrocities have been committed by the regime than by elements of those opposed to it. He is correct to draw attention to the latter, as the Government do. Abuse of human rights is incompatible with our values and we condemn it...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 45.40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 825 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £23,786 (90th) | £22,322 (276th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,591 | £11,081 (552nd) | £15,824 (447th) | £15,750 (504th) | £11,825 (522nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,537 (327th) | £23,161 (87th) | £19,795 (385th) | £18,894 | £17,393 (390th) | £20,589 (5th) | £17,782 (417th) | £23,130 (103rd) |
| Staffing costs | £97,104 (270th) | £84,767 (423rd) | £87,921 (122nd) | £77,877 | £71,945 (261st) | £71,154 (159th) | £64,772 (321st) | £51,185 (140th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,603 (334th) | £6,355 (398th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,842 (340th)1 | £7,622 (317th)2 | £7,404 (329th)3 | £7,118 | £7,922 (426th) | £9,111 (363rd) | £9,364 (354th) | £8,995 (275th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £162 (305th) | £321 (270th) | £147 (357th) | £23 | £95 (424th) | £271 (338th) | £288 (340th) | £211 (joint 348th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £608 (181st) | £568 (203rd) | 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 | £4,082 (joint 255th with 1 other) | £523 (476th) | £908 (311th) | £344 | £1,009 (284th) | £744 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £935 (367th) | £511 (joint 549th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,398 (490th) | £1,552 (488th) | £758 | £1,356 (520th) | £1,162 (joint 536th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,135 (joint 443rd with 1 other) | £941 (joint 499th with 1 other) | £559 | £1,842 (joint 404th with 2 others) | £1,842 (joint 397th with 2 others) | £1,842 (388th) | £1,532 (joint 451st with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,725 (215th) | £148,172 (303rd) | £140,778 (267th) | £127,164 | £112,643 (516th) | £120,697 (296th) | £110,733 (383rd) | £97,389 (127th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,291 (249th). Rail £1,591 (393rd). Misc £17 (234th). Other: European £1,943 (17th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,384 (265th). Rail £1,568 (379th). Other: Mileage £73 (60th). Rail £990 (19th). European £1,607 (23rd).
3 Car £4,161 (221st). Rail £2,856 (273rd). European £387 (96th).