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Norman Baker
Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Regional and Local Transport), Transport (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Norman Baker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Defence, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial Travel, Departmental Travel, Departments: Internet, Departmental Rail Travel
(based on written questions asked by Norman Baker and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (9 out of 14)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (23 out of 39)
- Hunting Bill Committee (4 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Backbench business — Network Rail (2 Feb 2012)
“I shall have to give a high-speed reply to get through the various points that have been raised by Members this afternoon. It has been a very good debate, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) for introducing it. The coalition Government are delivering the biggest and most ambitious rail upgrade programme since the Victorian era. I would go so far as to say,...”
- [Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Backbench business — Network Rail (2 Feb 2012)
“The fact that efficiency savings or reductions in numbers take place does not necessarily mean that safety is affected. Obviously, the hon. Gentleman’s point has been well made, and I will take it back with me. Network Rail today is a significantly improved body from what it was in February 2007. None the less, we share the Office of Rail Regulation’s concerns about certain...”
- [Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Backbench business — Network Rail (2 Feb 2012)
“The fact of the matter is that we have not inherited powers to deal with those bonuses. This is the Network Rail structure that we inherited, and we are now trying to sort it out. Let me deal with Network Rail’s performance, which comes within my portfolio. It is not as good as it should have been, and passengers are rightly unhappy when their train is delayed or cancelled, especially...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 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 78.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 826 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 | £22,133 (186th) | £21,862 (297th) | £21,085 (342nd) | £20,814 | £20,823 (joint 231st with 1 other) | £18,544 (346th) | £19,716 (254th) | £13,340 (475th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £26,700 (32nd) | £24,993 (54th) | £29,536 (6th) | £21,994 | £20,636 (8th) | £17,316 (516th) | £18,183 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £19,556 (177th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,698 (315th) | £84,032 (440th) | £80,386 (435th) | £82,085 | £70,489 (312th) | £65,887 (425th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £40,932 (494th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,159 (296th) | £9,488 (233rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,691 (403rd)1 | £4,926 (471st)2 | £5,576 (432nd)3 | £4,839 | £6,180 (492nd) | £6,188 (477th) | £5,979 (487th) | £3,933 (522nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £113 (331st) | £73 (joint 390th with 2 others) | £199 (327th) | £124 | £81 (434th) | £147 (390th) | £358 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £63 (joint 427th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £169 (287th) | £97 (joint 330th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £61 (94th) | £73 (93rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,260 (105th) | £1,324 (125th) | £1,505 (157th) | £1,889 | £1,653 (145th) | £1,187 (190th) | £1,604 (143rd) | £1,322 (217th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,913 (joint 141st with 1 other) | £2,920 (297th) | £4,830 | £3,849 (197th) | £2,627 (joint 313th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,073 (joint 513th with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,876 (joint 353rd with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 346th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 338th with 3 others) | £1,876 (joint 318th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £358 (82nd) | £362 (78th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £165,983 (116th) | £152,212 (234th) | £142,504 (225th) | £136,575 | £125,587 (282nd) | £113,772 (448th) | £113,312 (322nd) | £81,022 (470th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £720 (524th). Rail £3,933 (239th). Other: Rail £630 (34th). European £408 (106th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £880 (532nd). Rail £3,347 (268th). Other: Rail £238 (77th). European £461 (109th).
3 Car £1,210 (515th). Rail £3,905 (231st). European £461 (94th).