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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.

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 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
  • 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)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Forensic Science Service (30 Jun 2009)

“I shall make only a couple of comments because my neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Chorley (Mr. Hoyle) has made a good case for the preservation of the forensic science laboratory in Euxton in his constituency. The point I want to make is that we have a skills cluster in central Lancashire formed by the university forensic science courses, a forensic team of 30 at Lancashire police...”

Forensic Science Service (30 Jun 2009)

“My hon. Friend is rightly proud of the forensic science work that is done in Euxton in his constituency, but does he agree that there is a partnership between the work at Euxton and the excellent work that is done at the university of Central Lancashire? It has one of the best forensic science courses in the country and was recently featured in a television series. Does he also agree that the...”

More of David Borrow's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 5 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 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 70% 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.
  • 97 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Borrow speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 114 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

8. Land and Property
Flat in London from which rental income is received.

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,291 £17,495 (420th) £17,537 (392nd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £15,745 (230th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£21,276 (156th) £20,490 (280th) £19,295 £17,940 (364th) £18,799 (joint 13th) £18,221 (joint 230th) £16,105 (302nd)
Staffing Allowance£88,173 (305th) £88,249 (109th) £76,224 £68,471 (431st) £64,273 (joint 458th) £61,980 (joint 397th) £45,481 (346th)
Communications Allowance£19,006 (5th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£12,941 (121st)* £11,746 (145th)** £7,970 £11,873 (275th) £11,666 (261st) £10,183 (316th) £8,297 (308th)
Members' Staff Travel£875 (124th) £1,574 (59th) £1,149 £2,013 (75th) £544 (253rd) £813 (195th) £765 (joint 168th)
Members' Spouse Travel£529 (212th) 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£1,677 (63rd) £1,489 (163rd) £948 £2,454 (75th) £512 (503rd) £2,154 (joint 66th) £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) £1,155 (170th) £0 £1,950 (joint 195th) £1,950 (joint 190th) £1,950 (joint 188th) £1,950 (joint 179th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£172,706 (8th) £150,856 (80th) £129,819 £127,794 (233rd) £116,280 (387th) £115,023 (282nd) £89,819 (298th)

* 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).

** Car £4,705 (169th). Rail £6,620 (105th). Air £421 (162nd).