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David Burrowes
Conservative MP for Enfield, Southgate
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Burrowes voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Burma, Youth Custody, Prisons: Drugs, Young Offenders, Cord Blood
(based on written questions asked by David Burrowes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
- Crime and Courts Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online (12 Jun 2013)
“This right-wing Christian served on the inquiry along with that left-wing atheist. Does the hon. Lady agree that the momentum created by the inquiry has led to internet service providers becoming more receptive and that it has moved things on? In some ways, it has created a sea change. We now need to work with them to ensure that they bring about real, practical change, rather than simply...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online (12 Jun 2013)
“I pay great tribute to my hon. Friend who has championed this cause in the House, including in an Adjournment debate back in November 2010, which also coincided with the Safermedia conference. She has been raising the issue of harm related to pornography, and making the point that it is not just a fringe issue for one campaign organisation but a concern shared across the House. That momentum...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burma (10 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed against Rohingya people in Burma.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 47 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 251 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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)1 | £859 (619th)2 | £2,250 (581st)3 | £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 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £148 (567th). Rail £1,211 (431st). Other: Rail £496 (43rd). European £1,206 (40th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £754 (465th). Other: Rail £105 (112th).
3 Car £18 (586th). Rail £866 (432nd). European £1,366 (23rd).