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Paul Burstow

Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton & Cheam

• Chief Whip (since 23 Mar 2006)

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 2,846 votes. — 526th 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 Paul Burstow voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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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

Select Committee membership

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 29 Jan 2008)
• Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 26 Apr 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Criminal Records Bureau, Care Homes, Dentistry, Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions

(based on written questions asked by Paul Burstow and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video

“May I draw the attention of the Leader of the House to early-day motion 626? [That this House notes that the report of the National Audit Office (NAO) on dementia services found that there has not been a robust approach to implementation of the National Dementia Strategy; is concerned that the NAO concludes that the strategy has not been given the levers or urgency necessary; further notes...”

First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)

“I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I know that she does a lot of work on behalf of her constituents on the matter. On the franchising process, together with other hon. Members, I have tabled early-day motions to ask questions about termination of the franchise, as many of my constituents feel that the only option is to get a fresh start with a new provider. Ministers have...”

First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)

“It is not just that trains have been delivered late; they are not delivering the service they are meant to deliver. I gather that at the moment, First Capital Connect trains, the 377s, are breaking down after every 6,000 miles, compared with Southern, which runs the same trains and seems to keep them running for 22,000 miles before they break down. Surely that is another example of how...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 283 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 463 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £769 (541st). Rail £1,687 (372nd). Other: Air £78 (47th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £405 (551st). Rail £1,828 (369th). Other: Rail £85 (111th).

¹ Car £794 (549th). Rail £27 (569th). Other £1,592 (14th).