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Alistair Burt
Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire
- Also represented Bury North
- Assistant Chief Whip, Whips (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,251 votes. — 187th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Burt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 31 Mar 2009)
- Member, Selection Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
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)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Anaerobic Digestion (4 Feb 2010) has video
“How many anaerobic digestion facilities have been opened in each of the last three years.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Anaerobic Digestion (4 Feb 2010) has video
“I am delighted to say that one of the anaerobic digestion facilities, Biogen in Milton Ernest, is in my constituency. I believe that Ministers have visited it. I pay tribute to Andrew Needham and his colleagues for the work that they have done. However, does the Minister share the disappointment expressed by the National Farmers Union on Monday that an opportunity to encourage more on-farm...”
- First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)
“I, too, offer an apology as I need to leave before the end of the debate. Before my hon. Friend leaves the incidents of 11 and 12 November, does she recall that on the Great Northern line there were no trains on the Sunday, so my constituents who wanted to attend Remembrance day services in London were unable to do so. Notwithstanding the fact that the trade union supported a yes vote on the...”
More of Alistair Burt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in 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.
- 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alistair Burt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 596 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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)3 | £7,622 (317th)2 | £7,404 (329th)1 | £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 (210th) | £148,172 (303rd) | £140,778 (267th) | £127,164 | £112,643 (516th) | £120,697 (296th) | £110,733 (383rd) | £97,389 (127th) |
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 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,291 (249th). Rail £1,591 (393rd). Misc £17 (234th). Other: European £1,943 (17th).
1 Car £4,161 (221st). Rail £2,856 (273rd). European £387 (96th).