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Parmjit Dhanda MP
- Labour MP for Gloucester
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 4,271 votes. — 495th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Parmjit Dhanda voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against stopping 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: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Israel, China, Liberia, Government E-services, Tax Credits
(based on written questions asked by Parmjit Dhanda and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Vehicles (17 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the reasons are for the time taken to develop protective equipment for service vehicles.”
- Deferred Division: Speaker's Conference (12 Nov 2008) has video
“I shall be very brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I sit on this Bench today, it feels as though I am witnessing history in the making, and it is a delight to be here. I shall tell a short story about the culture shock I felt when I first came here. For a number of years, I tried to get into this place as a researcher, but no MP would have me, so I had to get elected in order to come here. I...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
- 97 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Parmjit Dhanda speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 214 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £21,278 (327th) | £20,948 | £20,378 (284th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,831 (438th) | £20,301 | £18,431 (320th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £26,159 (63rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,828 (97th) | £83,766 | £74,814 (149th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £50,556 (161st) |
| Members' Travel | £5,356 (447th)* | £5,072 | £9,708 (344th) | £7,159 (435th) | £7,927 (414th) | £7,900 (326th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £68 (joint 398th) | £945 | £1,987 (78th) | £289 (joint 331st) | £491 (259th) | £849 (158th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,663 (132nd) | £1,009 | £3,169 (46th) | £4,060 (16th) | £2,344 (44th) | £2,481 (36th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,963 (137th) | £3,077 | £7,649 (72nd) | £10,234 (25th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,131 (203rd) | £951 | £1,937 (joint 228th) | £1,937 (joint 224th) | £1,937 (joint 221st) | £1,444 (493rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,118 (238th) | £136,069 | £138,073 (81st) | £134,584 (69th) | £119,867 (174th) | £107,398 (29th) |
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- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Gloucester (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Nearby constituencies
- Cheltenham (8 miles)
- Stroud (8 miles)
- Forest of Dean (9 miles)
- Cotswold (10 miles)
- Tewkesbury (11 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (3 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills (6 Jun 2006 to 3 Aug 2006)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (11 Jun 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (to 11 Apr 2005)
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