• Labour MP for South Ribble
• Majority: 2,184 votes. — 551st out of 633 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How David Borrow voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Education and Skills, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Schools (South Ribble), Workers' Rights (South Ribble), Police, Cadet Corps (Rifles)

(based on written questions asked by David Borrow and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: HIV Infection (17 Jun 2008)

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is a danger that as more and more people are living and working with HIV/AIDS, the perception of the disease as being life-threatening recedes, and that any prevention programme therefore needs to recognise that change in perception and to focus very much on the fact that being able to take drugs and in most cases live a long and productive life is...”

Written Answers — Defence: Military Medical Policy (28 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what mechanisms his Department has in place to use lessons learned from operational theatres in the development of military medical policy.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (21 Apr 2008)

“Ministers promised some time ago that from 1 April this year every community would be served by neighbourhood policing teams. Police in Lancashire have pioneered that policy, along with several other police services. Has my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State been able to assess the success of the policy in Lancashire, in particular in rural and semi-rural areas which were not seen as...”

More of David Borrow's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 88 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Borrow speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 16 Jun 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £4,705 (169th). Rail £6,620 (105th). Air £421 (162nd).