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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. — 186th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• 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 very strongly 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

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

“Let's have an election and find out.”

Points of Order (12 Nov 2009)

“Further to the point of order raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart), Mr. Speaker. Can I advise the House that Richard Summersgill is a serial offender? I had the same problem a couple of years ago, which was cured by my tabling a written question asking about his salary and bonuses. I got a phone call within three days.”

Business, Innovation and Skills: First Capital Connect (12 Nov 2009)

“My constituents and I use both the First Capital Connect lines: the Great Northern and the Thameslink. Indeed, my constituents who were using Sandy, Biggleswade and Arlesey stations last week to go to remembrance events could not get there. As the Minister is given at least 24 hours' notice of changes in timetables, can he tell us whether there is any suggestion that there will be further...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 33 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 13 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") 585 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

^* 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).

^** Car £4,161 (221st). Rail £2,856 (273rd). European £387 (96th).