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Conor Burns
Conservative MP for Bournemouth West

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Conor Burns voted on key issues:

    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Marketing, Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands, Police: Finance, Olympic Games 2012: Facilities, Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

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    Tributes to Baroness Thatcher (10 Apr 2013)

    “Monday was the day we had all been dreading in recent months and years. Much has been written about the state of Lady Thatcher’s health in recent years. You will remember, Mr Speaker, only 18 months ago hosting her in your state rooms when she came to support me at an occasion that turned out to be one of her last visits to the Palace of Westminster. May I say, Mr Speaker, that she was...”

    CCTV: Immigrants (NHS Treatment) (25 Mar 2013)

    “My right hon. Friend will be aware that the overwhelming majority of our constituents who travel abroad put in place provision to protect themselves if they fall ill. My constituents and his will be appalled to learn that we do not expect the same of foreign visitors to the United Kingdom. May I congratulate him on his initiative, which began before the Prime Minister’s speech today?”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Economic Policy (25 Feb 2013)

    “Does the Chancellor agree that rather than sneering at private sector job creation, we should welcome the fact that 1 million new jobs have been created since the general election? Will he assure me, the House and the markets that, in framing the coalition’s economic policy, he will continue to listen—and indeed listen significantly more—to those who run such businesses and...”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 77.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Consultant to Trant Construction Ltd, Rushington, Southampton SO40 9LT. I receive £10,000 quarterly for 10 hours work per month. (Registered 27 June 2011)
    £10,000 received on 26 September 2012 for 3 months work. (Registered 6 November 2012)
    4. Sponsorships
    (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    (b) Name of donor: Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales
    (b) Address of donor: 39 Ecclestone Square, London SW1V 1BX
    (b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a salary of £4,000 and accommodation will be provided for an intern in my parliamentary office for 10 months, October 2011-July 2012
    (b) Date of receipt: 20 September 2011
    (b) Date of acceptance: 3 October 2011
    (b) Donor status: registered charity
    (b) (Registered 3 November 2011)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: Government of the United Arab Emirates
    Address of donor: PO Box 31966, Abu Dhabi, UAE
    Amount of donation: Travel and accommodation with a value of £3,500
    Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
    Date of visit: 30 March - 4 April 2012
    Purpose of visit:  to meet Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures together with British Diplomats in order to build on the strong bilateral relationship and further promote trade and investment ties. (Registered 12 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Sri Lankan High Commission
    Address of donor: 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London W2 2LU
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation, internal travel and notional costs of £3,200
    Destination of visit: Sri Lanka
    Date of visit: 30 July 2012 to 5 August 2012
    Purpose of visit: Delegation to Sri Lanka to see progress made with post war reconstruction and reconciliation. This involved meetings with Government Ministers and opposition MPs and the British High Commission, and visits to reconstruction works in Jaffna, Kilinochi and Trincomalee. (Registered 3 October 2012)
    8. Land and Property
    House in Southampton, from which rental income is received. (No rental income was received in the period 28 February-1 September 2012) (Updated 6 November 2012)

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