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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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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Burt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. 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 moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Never 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
(based on written questions asked by Alistair Burt and answered by departments)
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
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee (20 Mar 2012)
“Foreign Affairs: British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy.
Witnesses: Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under-secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office”- Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Export of Tasers (UK Policy) (9 Feb 2012)
“Members will recall that in July 1997 the Government announced their policy on preventing British companies from manufacturing, selling or procuring equipment designed primarily for torture. Reference was made to the UK taking the necessary measures to prevent the export from or transhipment through the UK of portable devices designed or modified for riot control purposes or self-protection...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: India: European Fighter Aircraft (7 Feb 2012)
“The promotion of British commerce and international trade is a core UK foreign policy objective. UK Government Ministers and the British high commission in New Delhi have for several years been strongly promoting Typhoon at every suitable opportunity with representatives of the Indian Government, in close co-ordination with the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation, and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below 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 48.51% 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") 724 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).