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Dan Norris
Labour MP for Wansdyke
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,839 votes. — 578th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dan Norris voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members' Allowances Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Palestine, Education Provision(Bath and North East Somerset), Middle East, Key Stage Tests, Public Libraries: Internet
(based on written questions asked by Dan Norris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Trees: Disease Control (5 Nov 2009)
“Seedlings and transplants of the genus Fraxinus L (Ash) may be imported into the UK only if they meet the requirements of the EC Plant Health Directive (2000/29/EC). The directive requires that ash seedlings and transplants imported from a third country must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, to confirm that specific conditions have been met, such as freedom from certain pests...”
More of Dan Norris's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fee from Associated Newspapers Ltd for Mail on Sunday article. Fee used to help finance the distribution costs of my free child protection booklets. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 18 February 2009)
6. Overseas visits
7-121 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 29 October 2008)
8. Land and Property
A bungalow in South Gloucestershire.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
With the sponsorship of Lloyds Pharmacy Limited, which includes promotion and prizes, I have set up the North East Somerset Community Champions Award Scheme. This scheme recognises unsung heroes in the community as nominated by constituents living in North East Somerset.
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,078 (340th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,613 | £20,889 (212th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,614 (110th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £319 (joint 122nd) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,789 (303rd) | £20,435 (300th) | £20,200 | £19,302 (joint 138th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £35,775 (10th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,243 (304th) | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £83,844 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £28,503 (634th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,201 (265th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,537 (274th)* | £8,534 (286th)** | £10,790 | £20,546 (48th) | £24,262 (26th) | £23,375 (27th) | £16,220 (50th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,248 (71st) | £1,248 (96th) | £1,248 | £2,250 (57th) | £875 (179th) | £1,654 (76th) | £1,257 (joint 101st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,373 (1st) | £4,271 (21st) | £767 | £2,549 (70th) | £1,249 (joint 169th) | £843 (411th) | £308 (611th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,625 (279th) | £16,287 (12th) | £3,076 | £10,060 (44th) | £4,930 (121st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,316 (joint 163rd) | £1,190 (127th) | £0 | £2,021 (joint 38th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 33rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £11,382 (7th) | £12,909 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,465 (37th) |
| Total | £155,410 (181st) | £172,733 (4th) | £154,447 | £147,953 (30th) | £140,811 (30th) | £132,972 (19th) | £103,293 (53rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,382 (80th). Rail £3,144 (282nd). Misc £11 (249th).