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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. — 322nd 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 strongly 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 very 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)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 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)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) 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 — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“Can the Home Secretary give an exact figure for the number of asylum seekers who have failed their final appeal but still await deportation?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sea Defences (East Anglia) (4 Feb 2010) has video
“When he next expects to meet representatives of local authorities in East Anglia to discuss the funding of sea defences.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sea Defences (East Anglia) (4 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank the Secretary of State for that answer, but is he aware of the anger and dismay expressed by many communities along the north Norfolk coast which are very concerned that the north Norfolk shoreline management plan envisages the use of managed retreat rather than improving existing sea defences? Will he confirm that managed retreat will play no part in his Department's future sea...”
More of Henry Bellingham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 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 73% 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.
- 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Henry Bellingham speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 575 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Glencara Estate Company; private company unlimited with share capital which owns commercial and agricultural land.
Lansdowne Advisory Ltd.; business consultancy.
Environmental Recycling Technologies PLC (non-executive); Keble House, South Leigh, Oxfordshire OX29 6UR, AIM-listed company specialising in research and development into waste and recycling technologies. Work includes analysing documents, speaking to executive directors and carrying out duties as a non-executive director in line with the Combined Code on Corporate Governance.
Received payment of £1,073.23 net. Hours: 10 hours. (Registered 24 November 2009)
Consolidated Asset Management Holdings Plc (non-executive), (formerly Arc Fund Management Holdings Plc); AIM listed Financial Services Company. Address: 58 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 8HW. Work includes attending board meetings, reading and analysing documents and speaking to directors.
Received payment of £1041. Hours: 10hrs. (Registered 19 August 2009)
Received payment of £1041 (net £625.26). Hours: 6.5 hours. (Registered 12 October 2009)
Received payment of £566.42 net. Hours: 7 hours. (Registered 24 November 2009)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Former member of Lloyds (resigned 1999. Reinsured into Equitas.)
Non-practising barrister-at-law.
8. Land and Property
Forestry and arable land in Norfolk.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Glencara Estate Co. Ltd.
(a) Lansdowne Advisory Ltd.
(a) Longborough Capital PLC.
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 (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)3 | £5,470 (441st)2 | £5,500 (438th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,338 (173rd). Rail £866 (452nd). Other: European £266 (126th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,448 (133rd). Rail £1,184 (435th). Other: Air £44 (43rd).
1 Car £4,365 (209th). Rail £670 (452nd). Air £104 (234th). European £361 (101st).