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Norman Lamb
Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk
- Shadow Health Secretary (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 10,606 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 Norman Lamb voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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: Health, Trade and Industry, Defence, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Sick Leave, Iraq, Departmental Annual Report, Afghanistan, Carbon Management Programme
(based on written questions asked by Norman Lamb and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“I said clearly that despite the clear evidence in Richard Wilkinson's analysis in "The Spirit Level", we have a duty to do everything that we can to reduce the health inequalities that exist in our society here and now. Has the right hon. Gentleman seen that analysis, or the incredibly compelling evidence from international studies which show a clear link between income inequalities and...”
- [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)
“Will the Minister give way?”
More of Norman Lamb's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 326 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 306 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Write articles for the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, Limited, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT.
Received payment of £900 for article written in February 2009. Hours: 5hrs. (Registered 21 August 2009)
Received payment of £1,000 for article written in July 2009. Hours: 4hrs. (Registered 21 August 2009)
Completed survey for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Fee of £50 donated to my local Party. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 21 August 2009)
Completed survey for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Fee of £75 donated to my local Party. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 21 August 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donations to my constituency party received from:
Terry Cann, of Holt (personal donation from constituent)
Philip Matthews, of Upton (personal donation from constituent)
Liberal Democrat Councillor's Group on North Norfolk District Council.
8. Land and Property
I am listed as one of the lessees of the following properties, which are all offices associated with Steele and Co.:
Commercial leasehold property in Norwich.
Commercial leasehold premises in Eye, Suffolk.
Commercial leasehold premises in Diss, Norfolk.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Solicitor (non-practising).
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £18,756 (430th) | £19,966 | £17,084 (427th) | £17,581 (389th) | £19,680 (joint 281st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £22,951 (94th) | £22,043 (183rd) | £22,321 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,763 (joint 291st) | £18,155 (309th) | £34,153 (18th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,443 (111th) | £80,258 (438th) | £80,984 | £70,420 (joint 315th) | £65,828 (427th) | £65,517 (252nd) | £40,140 (509th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,000 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,325 (332nd)* | £9,138 (261st)** | £8,332 | £8,447 (401st) | £8,127 (395th) | £7,964 (412th) | £4,834 (478th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £297 (joint 280th) | £212 (321st) | £45 | £0 | £35 (joint 463rd) | £569 (joint 239th) | £575 (223rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £162 (303rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £25 (109th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,822 (44th) | £1,962 (102nd) | £1,886 | £1,452 (179th) | £1,618 (107th) | £1,733 (120th) | £1,253 (244th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,527 (99th) | £5,049 (135th) | £6,313 | £4,438 (167th) | £4,798 (joint 124th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,111 (joint 476th) | £1,039 (joint 363rd) | £877 | £1,877 (joint 346th) | £1,877 (joint 340th) | £1,877 (joint 332nd) | £1,877 (joint 312th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £12,451 (5th) | £1,841 | £5,354 (36th) | £1,786 (51st) | £1,240 (64th) | £0 |
| Total | £163,746 (62nd) | £150,908 (79th) | £142,565 | £128,397 (221st) | £120,413 (301st) | £116,735 (239th) | £100,841 (83rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,133 (281st). Rail £3,492 (263rd). Misc £14 (243rd). Other: Rail £550 (40th). Air £136 (39th).
** Car £3,405 (291st). 3rd party £13 (58th). Rail £3,778 (234th). European £1,942 (10th).