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Henry Bellingham
Conservative MP for North West Norfolk
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Henry Bellingham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Justice, Trade and Industry, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Prison Service, Prison, Smallpox Vaccine, Prison Service: Pay
(based on written questions asked by Henry Bellingham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Drugs Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Human Trafficking (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes there will be to the National Referral Mechanism for human trafficking victims after the UK Border Agency is abolished.”
- Agricultural Wages Board (24 Apr 2013)
“The hon. Gentleman obviously has a great deal of expertise, and I agree entirely with his points about the Gangmasters Licensing Authority. I supported that Bill, as did a number of my colleagues, when we were in opposition. After the war, many farmers employed perhaps 50 or 60 people on what would now be considered a smallish family farm, and there was of course a need for a trade union and...”
- Agricultural Wages Board (24 Apr 2013)
“I want quickly to comment on a point before my hon. Friend moves on. Surely gangs now have that protection. They are totally different from the average farm worker in East Anglia, where very often someone is in charge of £500,000-worth of equipment and on a very high wage, on a farm that 40 years ago might have employed 40 people, but now employs two people who are highly skilled, very...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58.12% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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 16–17 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") 655 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £20,951 (249th) | £22,350 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £21,650 (296th) | £20,995 | £20,850 (226th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,945 (432nd) | £14,424 (480th) | £17,679 (486th) | £19,381 | £19,240 (176th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £22,434 (110th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,795 (277th) | £85,576 (395th) | £82,789 (381st) | £74,815 | £72,114 (253rd) | £69,482 (205th) | £68,537 (137th) | £44,696 (375th) |
| Communications Allowance | £50 (603rd) | £3,849 (508th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,676 (405th)1 | £5,470 (441st)2 | £5,500 (438th)3 | £4,867 | £8,859 (382nd) | £9,765 (334th) | £10,463 (308th) | £7,031 (366th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £429 | £1,904 (83rd) | £0 | £572 (238th) | £423 (266th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,320 (95th) | £1,320 (102nd) | 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 | £5,493 (147th) | £1,257 (140th) | £1,185 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £1,093 | £1,516 (172nd) | £1,189 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £2,154 (joint 66th with 1 other) | £1,166 (joint 270th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,735 (83rd) | £3,376 (241st) | £3,192 | £4,685 (153rd) | £4,356 (143rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,378 (joint 81st with 2 others) | £1,174 (143rd) | £0 | £1,901 (joint 297th with 2 others) | £1,901 (joint 293rd with 2 others) | £1,901 (joint 289th with 1 other) | £1,901 (joint 272nd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £195 (97th) | £3,679 (30th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,230 (382nd) | £140,359 (412th) | £133,353 (411th) | £124,772 | £131,264 (166th) | £129,504 (122nd) | £121,583 (133rd) | £95,660 (157th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,448 (133rd). Rail £1,184 (435th). Other: Air £44 (43rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,338 (173rd). Rail £866 (452nd). Other: European £266 (126th).
3 Car £4,365 (209th). Rail £670 (452nd). Air £104 (234th). European £361 (101st).