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Norman Lamb
Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk
- Assistant Whip, House of Commons (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 21)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (1 out of 7)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 16)
- Courts Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- International Development Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Employment Bill Committee (12 out of 17)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Care Homes (21 May 2012)
“In social care, a market has been operating successfully for many years. However, Southern Cross highlighted the risks involved should a large, national provider of care and support services fall into financial distress and exit the market. The Government believes that this is a serious issue and has been taking forward work analysing the area. Responsibility for the regulation and oversight...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Citizens Advice (21 May 2012)
“Consumers need to know who to go to when they have a problem which is why the Government are simplifying the landscape of consumer bodies. Full details of these proposals were set out in the Government response to the consultation “Empowering and protecting consumers” published on 11 April. Citizens Advice will not be required to become a non-departmental public body in order to...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Citizens' Advice Bureaux (21 May 2012)
“There is a difference between bureaux offices and legal entities. A legal entity may cover a number of different offices or branches and some of those may have closed as a result of funding reductions. Citizens Advice, the umbrella body for the service in England and Wales, do not have accurate information of those numbers, as often when a bureau closes a site it will usually replace it with...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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") 345 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.
| 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 | £18,999 (325th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £18,756 (430th) | £19,966 | £17,084 (427th) | £17,581 (389th) | £19,680 (joint 281st with 4 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £23,319 (80th) | £22,951 (94th) | £22,043 (183rd) | £22,321 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,763 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £18,155 (309th) | £34,153 (18th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,468 (288th) | £92,443 (111th) | £80,258 (438th) | £80,984 | £70,420 (joint 315th with 1 other) | £65,828 (427th) | £65,517 (252nd) | £40,140 (509th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,400 (joint 166th with 5 others) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,989 (380th)1 | £7,325 (332nd)2 | £9,138 (261st)3 | £8,332 | £8,447 (401st) | £8,127 (395th) | £7,964 (412th) | £4,834 (478th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £58 (joint 365th with 4 others) | £297 (joint 280th with 1 other) | £212 (321st) | £45 | £0 | £35 (joint 463rd with 1 other) | £569 (joint 239th with 1 other) | £575 (223rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £170 (joint 285th with 1 other) | £162 (303rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £32 (102nd) | £25 (109th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,301 (101st) | £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 with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,111 (joint 476th with 3 others) | £1,039 (joint 363rd with 3 others) | £877 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £12,451 (5th) | £1,841 | £5,354 (36th) | £1,786 (51st) | £1,240 (64th) | £0 |
| Total | £161,735 (170th) | £163,746 (62nd) | £150,908 (79th) | £142,565 | £128,397 (221st) | £120,413 (301st) | £116,735 (239th) | £100,841 (83rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,118 (259th). Rail £1,710 (380th). Misc £6 (247th). Other: Mileage £98 (47th). Rail £436 (46th). European £621 (88th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,133 (281st). Rail £3,492 (263rd). Misc £14 (243rd). Other: Rail £550 (40th). Air £136 (39th).
3 Car £3,405 (291st). 3rd party £13 (58th). Rail £3,778 (234th). European £1,942 (10th).