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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 moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- 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)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (1 out of 7)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 21)
- National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 16)
- Courts Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- International Development Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Employment Bill Committee (12 out of 17)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: Trade Agreements (9 Feb 2012)
“The UK has supported the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) from the outset and continues to support the agreement. Kader Arif, European Rapporteur for ACTA, made comments that there was “no consultation of the civil society” and “lack of transparency since the beginning of negotiations”. It is normal for international negotiations to be confidential but there...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: Trade Agreements (9 Feb 2012)
“The rules on how the Members of the European Parliament should be informed about international negotiations have been followed. Members of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade have had access to successive versions of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) text. The full text has been fully public since April 2010. The European Commission also organised four...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: Trade Agreements (9 Feb 2012)
“The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills fully followed the EU scrutiny process with respect to the Draft Council Decisions on the conclusion and signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The European Scrutiny Committee felt that these did not raise questions of sufficient legal or political importance to warrant a substantive report to the House.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 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 82.55% 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") 336 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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).