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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 against 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)
- 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)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 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: Football Foundation: Gloucester (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding has been provided by his Department through the Football Foundation in Gloucester since 1997.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government: Reorganisation (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the net effect on public expenditure of introducing unitary local authorities in England.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Property Development: Floods (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes have been made to planning guidance as a result of the 2007 floods.”
More of Parmjit Dhanda's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 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 79% 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") 230 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for speeches for Westminster Explained, 4 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7DL. (Up to £5,000)
£150 fee from Understanding Modern Government, Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC24JF, for one hour seminar to civil servants, voluntary sector groups and charities. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 7 July 2009)
£150 fee from Understanding Modern Government, Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC24JF, for one hour seminar to civil servants, voluntary sector groups and charities on 8 July 2009. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 21 July 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Sponsorship of my website by Connect trade union.
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £17,093 (381st) | £20,805 (356th) | £21,278 (327th) | £20,948 | £20,378 (284th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,785 (279th) | £12,319 (532nd) | £18,831 (438th) | £20,301 | £18,431 (320th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £26,159 (63rd) |
| Staffing costs | £102,349 (98th) | £93,256 (95th) | £88,828 (97th) | £83,766 | £74,814 (149th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £50,556 (161st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,632 (108th) | £11,873 (joint 50th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,334 (486th)3 | £7,433 (326th)2 | £5,356 (447th)1 | £5,072 | £9,708 (344th) | £7,159 (435th) | £7,927 (414th) | £7,900 (326th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £52 (joint 377th with 1 other) | £69 (394th) | £68 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £945 | £1,987 (78th) | £289 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £491 (259th) | £849 (158th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £216 (276th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,877 (joint 62nd with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,131 (203rd) | £951 | £1,937 (joint 228th with 2 others) | £1,937 (joint 224th with 2 others) | £1,937 (joint 221st with 2 others) | £1,444 (493rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,337 (176th) | £153,906 (200th) | £142,118 (238th) | £136,069 | £138,073 (81st) | £134,584 (69th) | £119,867 (174th) | £107,398 (29th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,812 (311th). Rail £4,621 (200th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,355 (330th). Rail £1,979 (353rd).