• Conservative MP for Enfield, Southgate
• Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 1,747 votes. — 564th out of 635 MPs.
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How David Burrowes voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (since 14 May 2007)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (since 20 Dec 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Justice, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisoners: Rehabilitation, Prisons: Drugs, Envirowise, Health Education: Drugs, Alcohol Addiction

(based on written questions asked by David Burrowes and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Employment (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were (a) employed, (b) unemployed, (c) on short-term sick leave, (d) on long-term sick leave, (e) retired and (f) on maternity leave at the latest date for which information is available.”

Leader of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (Publication) (8 May 2008)

“What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's publication of a draft legislative programme.”

Leader of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (Publication) (8 May 2008)

“While the Government are now apparently full of empathy and listening, does the Leader of the House recall the fanfare greeting of last year's draft legislative programme, which said that it was all about "improving the public's opportunity to have a say in that process"? How many members of the public actually had their say and what difference did it make?”

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Burrowes speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 64 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £18 (586th). Rail £866 (432nd). European £1,366 (23rd).