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Henry Bellingham

Conservative MP for North West Norfolk

• Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)

• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
• Majority: 9,180 votes. — 320th 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 Henry Bellingham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and 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)

• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Drugs Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

“The Minister spoke about the knowledge economy and the need to shape the courses to local businesses. However, is he aware that this will have a pretty hollow ring in west Norfolk, where the college of West Anglia has had its Learning and Skills Council capital programme cancelled, thus depriving it of the promised move to a new state of the art campus? Does he accept that businesses in west...”

Written Answers — Justice: Lands Tribunal (11 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) fee income and (b) full cost was of Lands Tribunal services relating to (i) rating appeals, (ii) land compensation references, (iii) restrictive covenants, (iv) appeals from leasehold valuation tribunals, (v) appeals from residential property tribunals, (vi) appeals against determinations of the value of land by HM Revenue and Customs,...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 69 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 97 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 98 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Henry Bellingham speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 567 times in debates — above 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,338 (173rd). Rail £866 (452nd). Other: European £266 (126th).

^** Car £4,365 (209th). Rail £670 (452nd). Air £104 (234th). European £361 (101st).