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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 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
- 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, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 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
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: European Parliament (20 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's work with political groups in the European Parliament.”
- Olympics: Paralympic Games (20 Jul 2009) has video
“What steps she is taking to ensure the success of the London 2012 Paralympics.”
- Olympics: Paralympic Games (20 Jul 2009) has video
“A couple of weeks ago I attended a leavers assembly at Ashbridge school in my constituency, at which a presentation was made by Shelly Woods from Blackpool. Shelly won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the Beijing Paralympics and made a truly inspirational presentation. What opportunities will exist to celebrate the Paralympics, as well as the Olympics, in the forthcoming open weekend?”
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 71% 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
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £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).