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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
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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)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit 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
- Written Answers — Health: Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital admissions there were for diagnosis code (a) F10.0, (b) F10.1, (c) F10.2, (d) F10.3, (e) F10.4, (f) F10.5, (g) F10.6, (h) F10.7, (i) F10.8 and (j) F10.9 for (i) males and (ii) females aged (A) under 14, (B) 14 to 17 and (C) 18 years and over in (1) each region and (2) each primary care trust in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Health: Dental Services: Fees and Charges (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have made claims under the NHS Low Income Scheme in respect of NHS dental charges in each of the last five years; and how much has been paid out from the scheme in each such year.”
- Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Misuse (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital admissions there were for diagnosis code (a) F11.0, (b) F11.1, (c) F11.2, (d) F11.3, (e) F11.4, (f) F11.5, (g) F11.6, (h) F11.7, (i) F11.8 and (j) F11.9 for (i) males and (ii) females aged (A) under 14, (B) 14 to 17 and (C) 18 years and over in (1) each region and (2) each primary care trust in each of the last five years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 312 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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") 299 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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).