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Mr John Burnett
Former Liberal Democrat MP for Torridge and West Devon
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr John Burnett voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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More on their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill: Clause 13 — Exercise of Commissioners' Functions by Officers (6 Apr 2005)
“We have had long discussions about taxpayer confidentiality, and the provisions in the Bill contain some useful protections in that regard. We share the desire of the hon. Member for Chichester (Mr. Tyrie) and other Conservative Members to see the oath retained. I have asked Inland Revenue employees about the oath, which not only buttresses taxpayer confidentiality, but strengthens the...”
- Finance (No. 2) Bill: Clause 1 — Rates of Tobacco Products Duty (6 Apr 2005)
“I was hoping to speak when we reached stamp duty land tax, but perhaps I have an opportunity to say a few words now. We have in the House, though unfortunately not for much longer, the world's greatest living expert on stamp duty land tax—the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He took the brief at the last minute and, as usual, he acquitted himself with great style and verve. He is...”
- Finance (No. 2) Bill: Clause 1 — Rates of Tobacco Products Duty (6 Apr 2005)
“I am grateful: I believe that the smuggling involved cigarettes as well as liquor, but I could be wrong and stand to be corrected. I shall give Ministers ample advance warning—about a minute—that I hope to hear what they have done in respect of the Butterfield report and its recommendations. We cannot allow any recurrence of this sort of fraud when hundreds of millions of pounds...”
More of Mr John Burnett's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 53.53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 1 person is tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £4,907 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £12,913 (487th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £3,100 | £21,225 (4th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £3,474 (joint 644th with 1 other) | |||
| Staffing costs | £17,529 | £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £56,154 (51st) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £791 | £22,836 (32nd) | £20,820 (47th) | £22,989 (29th) | £14,918 (75th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £2,425 (47th) | £2,191 (46th) | £1,592 (82nd) | £517 (235th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £649 (431st) | £748 (joint 378th with 1 other) | £1,029 (321st) | £989 (joint 336th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,253 (536th) | £1,816 (446th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £2,022 (37th) | £2,022 (33rd) | £2,022 (33rd) | £2,022 (32nd) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,504 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £60,831 | £145,526 (40th) | £138,502 (39th) | £131,184 (26th) | £90,987 (266th) |