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David Borrow
Labour MP for South Ribble
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,184 votes. — 559th 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 David Borrow voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Voted moderately against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
- 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Pensions Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“On Friday, I will be visiting BAE Systems' plant at Samlesbury in Lancashire, where the joint strike fighter is being built. Some £800 million has been invested in the plant, and the aircraft are due to fly off the two aircraft carriers that my right hon. Friend mentioned. His colleague, the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Mr....”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“Does my right hon. Friend agree that investing in apprenticeships is an important way of investing in recovery? Does he therefore share my despair at the action of Tory South Ribble borough council in abandoning its apprenticeships scheme, and will he urge it to reconsider that and thereby show for once that the Tories are interested in young people and their futures?”
- HIV/AIDS (3 Feb 2010)
“Does my hon. Friend agree that because GPs and dentists operate as private businesses and are not employed directly by the NHS, the difficulty is that individual dentists and GPs are doing their own thing? It is not as easy to pull levers to tackle such issues as it would be with doctors and nurses working in hospitals or local clinics run by the NHS.”
More of David Borrow's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 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") 117 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,605 (105th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,291 | £17,495 (420th) | £17,537 (392nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,745 (230th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,270 (256th) | £21,276 (156th) | £20,490 (280th) | £19,295 | £17,940 (364th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,221 (joint 230th with 2 others) | £16,105 (302nd) |
| Staffing costs | £103,117 (82nd) | £88,173 (305th) | £88,249 (109th) | £76,224 | £68,471 (431st) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £45,481 (346th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,400 (joint 166th with 5 others) | £19,006 (5th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,928 (201st)3 | £12,941 (121st)2 | £11,746 (145th)1 | £7,970 | £11,873 (275th) | £11,666 (261st) | £10,183 (316th) | £8,297 (308th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £186 (290th) | £875 (124th) | £1,574 (59th) | £1,149 | £2,013 (75th) | £544 (253rd) | £813 (195th) | £765 (joint 168th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £240 (joint 264th with 3 others) | £529 (212th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,426 (154th) | £1,677 (63rd) | £1,489 (163rd) | £948 | £2,454 (75th) | £512 (503rd) | £2,154 (joint 66th with 1 other) | £1,476 (175th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,772 (156th) | £4,043 (193rd) | £2,942 | £5,598 (121st) | £999 (565th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,374 (joint 89th with 1 other) | £1,155 (170th) | £0 | £1,950 (joint 195th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 190th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 188th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 179th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £172,171 (62nd) | £172,706 (8th) | £150,856 (80th) | £129,819 | £127,794 (233rd) | £116,280 (387th) | £115,023 (282nd) | £89,819 (298th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,451 (254th). Rail £7,467 (96th). Air £254 (137th). Misc £564 (64th). Other: Rail £61 (143rd). European £1,144 (45th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,020 (271st). Rail £5,710 (154th). Air £713 (109th). Misc £433 (83rd). Other: Rail £52 (130th).
1 Car £4,705 (169th). Rail £6,620 (105th). Air £421 (162nd).