• Liberal Democrat MP for Solihull
• Chair of the Parliamentary Party, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities (since 25 Oct 2007)
  Shadow Minister, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (since 5 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 279 votes. — 625th out of 635 MPs.
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How Lorely Burt voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 4 May 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Health, Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Trade and Industry

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Equal Opportunities, Cardiovascular System: Diseases, Departments: Race Equality Duty, Departments: Gender Equality, Prostitution

(based on written questions asked by Lorely Burt and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill [Money] (6 May 2008)

“I had rather hoped not to be standing here this evening speaking to this money resolution, if only because of the lateness of the hour. Following what the Minister said on Second Reading on 22 February, I had hoped that organisations such as the TUC and the CBI would have sat down with the Government and worked something out by now. The Bill contains some sensible aspects that I am sure...”

Orders of the Day: Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill [Money] (6 May 2008)

“Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for your guidance. That being the case, I shall merely express the hope that the Government, the CBI and the TUC will be able to get together and to achieve an agreement on the issue of permatemps.”

Orders of the Day: Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill [Money] (6 May 2008)

“It is important that this issue, which has clearly aroused sufficient strength of feeling to bring it before the House today, should be able to be discussed in Committee. However, I take note of the remarks of the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Djanogly) about the timing of the Bill. It seems unfortunate that we should be here today discussing the financial implications of these measures,...”

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lorely Burt speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 85 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,329 (386th). Rail £1,688 (361st). Air £97 (236th).