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Richard Burden

Labour MP for Birmingham, Northfield

• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
• Majority: 6,454 votes. — 265th 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 for 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, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, 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

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“I do not expect the Minister to know the answer to this question now, but perhaps he could write to us after the debate; I do not know the answer to it. In relation to the Saar Corvettes, were they used off Lebanon in the Lebanon war, and were any checks done as to whether they were used off Lebanon?”

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“I, too, welcome this debate and endorse the report that we are discussing. I will focus on one issue, but before I mention that, I want to put on record my endorsement of what my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Roger Berry) said and the themes of his speech. He made important points about extraterritoriality, re-export, brokers and the need for a register of UK brokers. One of his most...”

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“My hon. Friend is right. It would be trying your patience, Mr. Pope, and going beyond the remit of this debate if we spent too long discussing what has gone on for many years. The Committees on Arms Export Controls raised concerns before Operation Cast Lead, and the predecessor Committee, the Quadripartite Committee, has raised concerns about UK policy and practice on arms exports to Israel....”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — 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 76% 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.
• 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Burden speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 324 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,496 (341st). Rail £8,631 (74th). Misc £28 (215th). Other: Rail £40 (163rd).

^** Car £2,839 (334th). Rail £4,602 (194th).