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David Burrowes
Conservative MP for Enfield, Southgate
- Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,747 votes. — 570th 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 Burrowes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Voted strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Children, Schools and Families
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Youth Custody, Prisons: Drugs, Cord Blood, Prisoners: Rehabilitation, Victim Support Schemes
(based on written questions asked by David Burrowes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Youth Justice Board and Legal Services Commission: Sick Leave (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of working days lost per employee at (a) the Legal Services Commission and (b) the Youth Justice Board in the latest period for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce levels of staff absence at each body.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Victim Support Schemes (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department has allocated to the National Victims Service in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Desecration of War Memorials (3 Feb 2010) has video
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law to make provision about damage to war memorials; and for connected purposes. Every Remembrance Sunday, war memorials up and down the country become the focal point for our national ceremony of remembrance. From the plainest monuments to the grand Cenotaph in Whitehall, people gather to remember the glorious dead. For the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 97 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 120 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Burrowes speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 138 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £17,153 (347th) | £18,076 (345th) | £21,856 (190th) | £28,380 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £104,635 (58th) | £86,713 (359th) | £85,580 (275th) | £75,224 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,621 (419th) | £11,329 (65th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,061 (537th)3 | £859 (619th)2 | £2,250 (581st)1 | £1,086 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £6 (432nd) | £7 (438th) | £30 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £33 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £12 (360th) | 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 | £2,882 (394th) | £827 (joint 298th with 1 other) | £1,756 (122nd) | £1,084 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,660 (274th) | £3,825 (208th) | £2,852 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,180 (joint 358th with 4 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £2,246 (64th) | £2,493 (48th) | £572 (71st) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £139,547 (462nd) | £126,967 (560th) | £119,640 (558th) | £112,098 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £754 (465th). Other: Rail £105 (112th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £148 (567th). Rail £1,211 (431st). Other: Rail £496 (43rd). European £1,206 (40th).
1 Car £18 (586th). Rail £866 (432nd). European £1,366 (23rd).