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Lorely Burt
Liberal Democrat MP for Solihull

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Lorely Burt voted on key issues:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Has never voted on university tuition fees. votes
    • Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Communities and Local Government

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Equal Opportunities, UK Trade and Investment, Departmental Procurement, Departmental Contracts, Shareholder Executive

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (16 May 2013)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to review the online application process for claiming (a) attendance allowance, (b) disability living allowance and (c) the overseas state pension.”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Topical Questions (22 Apr 2013)

    “I have recently participated in a cross-party inquiry into unwanted pregnancy. We found that there were gaping holes in understanding not only of the mechanics of sex, but of how relationships work. In a letter to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson), the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss), admitted that...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: UK Border Agency (25 Mar 2013)

    “What steps she is taking to improve the performance of the UK Border Agency.”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 77.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 258 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payments received for parliamentary panel surveys from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. All payments donated to my constituency party:
    Payment of £75 received on 11 April 2012 for participation in February–March 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 9 May 2012)
    £75 received on 15 June 2012 for participation in April-May 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins.  (Registered 10 July 2012)
    £75 received on 4 July 2012 for participation May-June 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins.  (Registered 31 July 2012)
    £75 received on 27 November 2012 for participation in October-November 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 December 2012)
    £75 received on 20 December 2012 for participation in November-December 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 3 January 2013)
    Payment of £70 received on 27 July 2012 from YouGov for participation in a online research survey. Address: 50 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 31 July 2012; updated 29 October 2012).
    Payments received from Populus for participation in research projects. Address: 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. All payments donated to my constituency party: (updated 29 October 2012)
    £75.00 received on 19 July 2012 for participation in a research project on 14 June 2012. Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 31 July 2012)
    Payment of £150 received on 29 October 2012 from Ipsos MORI for participation in a survey in July 2012. Address: 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY. Payment donated to my constituency party. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 29 October 2012)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: (1)Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel (2) Israeli Embassy in London
    Address of donor: (1) PO Box 57769, London NW11 1GF; (2) 2 Palace Green
    London W8 4QB
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) accommodation and other costs with a value of approximately £900; (2) flights with an approx value of £450
    Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian Territories
    Date of visit: 6-12 June 2012
    Purpose of visit: Participation in a parliamentary delegation to the State of Israel and Palestinian Territories
    (Registered 26 June 2012)

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£21,307 (238th) £21,398 (320th) £21,588 (302nd) £21,634        
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Office running costs£20,143 (208th) £20,744 (197th) £23,829 (126th) £22,340        
    Staffing costs£102,907 (86th) £89,154 (264th) £83,694 (348th) £81,703        
    Communications Allowance£10,232 (214th) £5,609 (428th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£5,137 (438th)1 £6,033 (394th)2 £4,114 (511th)3 £3,274        
    Members' Staff Travel£317 (230th) £426 (231st) £160 (joint 346th with 1 other) £250        
    Members' Spouse Travel£281 (255th) £245 (280th) 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£3,079 (364th) £1,188 (159th) £1,707 (127th) £1,627        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,077 (226th) £4,042 (194th) £6,373 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,128 (joint 451st with 3 others) £1,038 (367th) £937        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £732 (68th) £0        
    Total£163,402 (151st) £149,002 (287th) £140,904 (263rd) £138,138        

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,305 (246th). Rail £1,779 (372nd). Other: Mileage £53 (70th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,101 (285th). Rail £2,422 (327th). Other: Mileage £296 (23rd). Rail £214 (85th).

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