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Richard Burden
Labour MP for Birmingham, Northfield
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Burden voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. 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 removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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, Health, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Israel, Middle East, Telephone Services, Occupied Territories, Palestine
(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
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Palestinians (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of the West Bank covered by agreed Israeli master plans.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Shaker Aamer (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Prime Minister will discuss with the US President the diplomatic efforts to release Mr Shaker Aamer from Guantánamo Bay.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Drugs and Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education about support to families of drugs and alcohol users.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 128 written questions in the last year — well 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 64.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 389 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment received on 11 October 2012 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion survey on 26 June 2012. Hours: 1 hr. Payment of £150, donated to Northfield Constituency Labour Party. (Registered 20 December 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Motor Sports Association
Address of donor : Riverside Park, Colnbrook SL3 0HG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two passes and hospitality for British Grand Prix at Silverstone, 8 July 2012, value £962.
Date of receipt of donation: 8 July 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 8 July 2012
Donor status: company, registration number 1344829
(Registered 13 July 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Jordanian House of Representatives
Address of donor: Al Umah Street, Amman, Jordan
Amount of donation: £2,029.45, to cover travel costs, accommodation, subsistence and internal tours
Destination of visit: Jordan
Date of visit: 8 – 14 April 2012
Purpose of visit: All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group Delegation
(Registered 3 May 2012)
Name of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: 1 South Audley St, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation with an estimated value of £3,860
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit:19-22 May 2012
Purpose of visit: to attend 2012 Doha forum
(Registered 6 July 2012)
Name of donor: Parliament of Turkey
Address of donor: Ankara, Turkey
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Internal travel, hotel costs and some meal costs within Turkey, with an estimated value of £650. (Other meals provided by other interlocutors within Turkey)
Destination of visit: Turkey
Date of visit: 18 to 22 November 2012
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group for Turkey visit to visit Syrian Refugee Camps, to meet members and officials of the Government and Turkish Parliament in Ankara and representatives of the city of Istanbul
(Registered 17 December 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
8 April 2013, I received two passes to Paddock/Grid areas of BTCC rounds in 2013 from British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) Administration, 17 White House Grove, Elvington, York YO41 4AL. (Registered 30 April 2013)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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).