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Andrew Dismore

Labour MP for Hendon

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 2,699 votes. — 530th 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 Andrew Dismore voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Chairman, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 20 Jul 2005)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Constitutional Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cyprus, Cyprus: Community Relations, National Institute for Medical Research, Fire Services, Chinese Community: Greater London

(based on written questions asked by Andrew Dismore and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)

“My main concern throughout this long-running debate, going right back to the counter-terrorism legislation, has been whether we will have an article 2-compliant process. I am still not entirely convinced—even with the Lords amendment and, indeed, amendment (a) from the Opposition Front-Bench team—that we will end up with an article 2-compliant process. However, I shall not go into...”

Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)

“I am not sure that that is right. Can my right hon. Friend absolutely assure us that if the Lord Chief Justice turns down a judge, the secret inquiry will not take place and the inquest will? If he can, that will go a long way to resolving the issue.”

Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)

“Well, that is my concern, because I am not entirely convinced that the wording under the Lords amendment would achieve that. We would end up in limbo: on the one hand, the Lord Chancellor would say, "Secret inquiry"; on the other hand, the Lord Chief Justice would say, "You can't have a judge." We would end up exactly where we are with the Azelle Rodney case—four years on and no inquiry...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 267 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (1 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 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 31 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 109 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Dismore speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 986 times in debates — well 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 £2,144 (381st). Misc £81 (173rd). Other: European £1,419 (28th).

^** Car £2,127 (409th). European £2,399 (6th).