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Richard Burden
Labour MP for Birmingham, Northfield
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 6,454 votes. — 267th 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 Richard Burden voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Chairman, West Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 13 Mar 2009)
- Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Israeli Exports, Occupied Territories
(based on written questions asked by Richard Burden and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Working Neighbourhoods Fund: Birmingham (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress he has made in his assessment of the effectiveness of the use of the Working Neighbourhoods Fund in Birmingham.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Children: Protection (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans his Department has to develop and implement a child protection strategy as part of its policies.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Children: Protection (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the contribution of the policies in his Department's White Paper to the realisation of children's rights.”
More of Richard Burden's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 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") 328 times in debates — 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.
| 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 | £14,988 (430th) | £21,061 (342nd) | £19,664 (400th) | £20,360 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,084 (370th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,724 (104th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,574 (189th) | £12,339 (530th) | £20,515 (277th) | £19,797 | £19,287 (joint 154th with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,008 (365th) | £18,100 (235th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,357 (259th) | £96,412 (45th) | £87,177 (181st) | £84,027 | £70,100 (375th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,387 (267th) | £46,231 (307th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,366 (349th) | £12,945 (43rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,909 (247th)3 | £11,195 (176th)2 | £7,441 (326th)1 | £6,663 | £8,891 (379th) | £8,633 (379th) | £8,510 (joint 396th with 1 other) | £6,933 (372nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,152 (62nd) | £536 (198th) | £511 (218th) | £418 | £614 (253rd) | £890 (178th) | £1,114 (147th) | £765 (joint 168th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,576 (70th) | £1,738 (75th) | 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 | £4,616 (212th) | £664 (joint 382nd with 3 others) | £831 (351st) | £1,233 | £2,537 (72nd) | £1,386 (142nd) | £1,156 (271st) | £1,444 (187th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,389 (314th) | £1,581 (483rd) | £2,839 | £7,876 (67th) | £2,112 (joint 388th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,450 (36th) | £1,526 (12th) | £137 | £1,973 (joint 124th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 117th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 111th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £12,565 (5th) | £3,523 (40th) | £9,201 (14th) | £1,453 | £0 | £0 | £275 (83rd) | £0 |
| Total | £170,102 (76th) | £164,252 (54th) | £148,447 (113th) | £136,927 | £132,180 (147th) | £119,900 (316th) | £116,145 (252nd) | £92,170 (230th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,496 (341st). Rail £8,631 (74th). Misc £28 (215th). Other: Rail £40 (163rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,288 (340th). Rail £6,436 (122nd). Misc £185 (129th).