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Dan Norris MP
- Labour MP for Wansdyke
- PPS (Rt Hon David Miliband, Secretary of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Majority: 1,839 votes. — 568th out of 630 MPs.
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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 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 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. 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.
Committees and topics of interest
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)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Regional Spatial Strategy (South West) (7 Oct 2008)
“We want some housing for those who are desperately in need. In the district that I and the hon. Gentleman represent, 6,000 people are without homes. It is very important that we do not forget that in this debate.”
- Open Windrow Composting (24 Jun 2008) has video
“I share many of the concerns that my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley, West and Penistone (Mr. Clapham) has expressed, in relation to my own constituency. I hope that the Minister will refer to the research that he has mentioned, as I believe that it could have an impact on the decisions that she might ultimately make.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Missing Persons: Somerset (23 Jun 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of missing people were made to Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 2007, broken down by local authority area; how many of them related to (a) vulnerable adults, (b) children under the age of 12, (c) children aged 12 to 16 and (d) young people aged 17 to 18 years; and how many of the reports of a missing person under the...”
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
- 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dan Norris speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 14 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £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 | £319 (joint 122nd) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,435 (300th) | £20,200 | £19,302 (joint 138th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £35,775 (10th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £83,844 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £28,503 (634th) |
| Members' Travel | £8,534 (286th)* | £10,790 | £20,546 (48th) | £24,262 (26th) | £23,375 (27th) | £16,220 (50th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,248 (96th) | £1,248 | £2,250 (57th) | £875 (179th) | £1,654 (76th) | £1,257 (joint 101st) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,271 (21st) | £767 | £2,549 (70th) | £1,249 (joint 169th) | £843 (411th) | £308 (611th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £16,287 (12th) | £3,076 | £10,060 (44th) | £4,930 (121st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,190 (127th) | £0 | £2,021 (joint 38th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 33rd) |
| Other Costs | £11,382 (7th) | £12,909 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,465 (37th) |
| Total | £172,733 (4th) | £154,447 | £147,953 (30th) | £140,811 (30th) | £132,972 (19th) | £103,293 (53rd) |
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- Dan Norris's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Wansdyke (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Bath (6 miles)
- Bristol South (6 miles)
- Bristol East (6 miles)
- Kingswood (7 miles)
- Bristol West (9 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (1 Feb 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Northern Ireland Office (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2005 to 18 Jul 2006)
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (12 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
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