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Richard Burden
Labour MP for Birmingham, Northfield
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Burden voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Work and Pensions, Health, 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 12)
- Water Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Police (8 Feb 2012)
“If I heard the Minister correctly a few moments ago, he said that the cuts, while regrettable, were equitable. May I ask him to address an issue that we from the west midlands and some cities have been saying for some time? For forces that are more dependent on grant, the cuts are much greater and deeper than for other forces. Why is it that the West Midlands force is suffering a reduction of...”
- Written Answers — Education: Members: Correspondence (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to reply to the letter of 21 December 2011 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield on Cadbury Sixth Form College.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Export Finance (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what applications have been received from (a) exporters and (b) investors to use UK Export Finance products in 2011-12.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 62 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55.53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 374 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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)1 | £11,195 (176th)2 | £7,441 (326th)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,288 (340th). Rail £6,436 (122nd). Misc £185 (129th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,496 (341st). Rail £8,631 (74th). Misc £28 (215th). Other: Rail £40 (163rd).