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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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, Home Department, Health, 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)

• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 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

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 7 — Investigations (1 Jul 2009)

“I rise to speak on amendments 4 and 3, as realistically this is the only occasion when I can raise the question of the lack of a right to appeal as they deal with issues relating to procedure and the setting of those procedures. I do not want to repeat at length what I said about this on Second Reading, because that would be going back over old ground, but I think it is important to recognise...”

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 9 — Offences (1 Jul 2009)

“Is not the position compounded by the fact that we effectively have no de minimis rule in relation to outside earnings? The advice that we have had in the Standards and Privileges Committee from the registrar is that if somebody makes a speech and gets a bunch of flowers, they should register it. If they do not, they are potentially in jeopardy. It is really right that somebody should face a...”

Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 7 — Investigations (1 Jul 2009)

“My right hon. Friend is outlining a series of steps, of which there is one more than we have now, in practice. At present the commissioner reports to the Standards and Privileges Committee, and we report to the House. Under the Bill, the commissioner reports to IPSA, the Standards and Privileges Committee and the House. An extra stage does not mean extra fairness; it simply means an extra...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 69 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 179 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 2007, 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 30 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.
• 108 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Dismore speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 961 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).