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Parmjit Dhanda
Labour MP for Gloucester
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 4,271 votes. — 504th 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 Parmjit Dhanda voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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: 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, Immigration
(based on written questions asked by Parmjit Dhanda and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Sportsgrounds (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with (a) the Football Association and (b) Premier Rugby on primacy of tenure at shared stadia.”
- Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating employees at British Energy in my constituency? More than 1,000 will benefit from this announcement. Will he also join me in congratulating E.ON and RWE, which want to create more than 200 jobs in the nuclear industry at Gloucester business park? Will he resist any attempt from the Opposition to do away with the IPC, because ultimately, that...”
More of Parmjit Dhanda'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 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations 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.
- 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Parmjit Dhanda speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 229 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £20,805 (356th) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,319 (532nd) | £18,831 (438th) | £20,301 | £18,431 (320th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £26,159 (63rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,256 (95th) | £88,828 (97th) | £83,766 | £74,814 (149th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £50,556 (161st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,873 (joint 50th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,433 (326th)* | £5,356 (447th)** | £5,072 | £9,708 (344th) | £7,159 (435th) | £7,927 (414th) | £7,900 (326th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £69 (394th) | £68 (joint 398th) | £945 | £1,987 (78th) | £289 (joint 331st) | £491 (259th) | £849 (158th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,405 (8th) | £1,663 (132nd) | £1,009 | £3,169 (46th) | £4,060 (16th) | £2,344 (44th) | £2,481 (36th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,421 (109th) | £4,963 (137th) | £3,077 | £7,649 (72nd) | £10,234 (25th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,325 (joint 155th) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £153,906 (200th) | £142,118 (238th) | £136,069 | £138,073 (81st) | £134,584 (69th) | £119,867 (174th) | £107,398 (29th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,812 (311th). Rail £4,621 (200th).