• Labour MP for Waveney
• Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Majority: 5,915 votes. — 431st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Bob Blizzard voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Choice and Plurality Policies, Uganda, Oil and Gas Industry (Taxation), Oil Tax, Fishing Communities

(based on written questions asked by Bob Blizzard and answered by departments)

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day — First Part]: Bullying in Schools (17 Oct 2007)

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Defence Policy (16 Oct 2007)

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.”

Point of Order: Summer Adjournment (26 Jul 2007)

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn .”

More of Bob Blizzard's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Blizzard speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,119 (224th). Rail £1,304 (398th). Air £231 (200th).