• Conservative MP for South Norfolk
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 8,782 votes. — 371st out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Richard Bacon voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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 strongly against 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Health, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Treasury Building PFI Deal, Departmental Accountancy Practice, Departmental Accounting Practice, Education Spending, Blindness

(based on written questions asked by Richard Bacon and answered by departments)

Local Government (Norfolk) (9 Jul 2008)

“Will the Minister give way?”

Local Government (Norfolk) (9 Jul 2008)

“I, too, am familiar with that quote. Julie Garbutt, Peter Barry and the chief constable are fine public servants, but none of them is elected. The right hon. Member for Norwich, South (Mr. Clarke), a member of the Minister's own party and a former Cabinet Minister, is elected. He called the proposal for unitary stupid. Furthermore, Ian McPherson, the chief constable, said "There are...”

Local Government (Norfolk) (9 Jul 2008)

“My hon. Friend is right about affordability and value for money. Has he considered the question of administrative efficiency? Instead of the current situation, if the proposal goes through, our neighbours just below us in Suffolk will have three councils trying to deal with one problem common to all of them: coastal protection.”

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below 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.
• 70 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Bacon speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 166 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £4,703 (170th). Rail £2,605 (285th).