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Henry Bellingham
Conservative MP for North West Norfolk
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa and the United Nations), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Henry Bellingham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- 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)
- Drugs Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas) for his remarks. I may be a dogged opening batsman, but when we played together for the Lords and Commons at Lord’s about four years ago, I was out for four and he made, I think, 38 not out—at the headquarters of cricket. We have had a really excellent bipartisan debate, with a lot of experience being brought to the table...”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“I point out that we have never given aid directly to the TFG. Of course, a lot of aid has gone into Mogadishu. That it why it is important that we have a new financial management board. The hon. Members for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) and for Islington North and my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Jane Ellison) mentioned women and children, and the role of the TFG in ensuring...”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“That is a very good point. Some of the pirates may well originate from tribes in Somaliland, but others will be from tribes in Puntland or further south. It is a sign of Somaliland’s commitment to solving the scourge of piracy that it is prepared to enter into this important memorandum of understanding. A number of right hon. and hon. Members have mentioned AMISOM. I pay tribute to the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60.95% 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") 630 times in debates — well above 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 (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).