• Conservative MP for Poole
• Majority: 5,988 votes. — 372nd out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Robert Syms voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Health Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
• Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (since 20 May 2008)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Building Regulations, Fluoride, Patient Records, Concessionary Travel Schemes, Departmental Underspend

(based on written questions asked by Robert Syms and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Admissions (19 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the average length of stay in hospital of a patient in days in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Health: Incontinence: Medical Equipment (19 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of including contractors for the dispensing of intermittent catheters in the proposed new arrangements for prescription fees under Part IX of the Drug Tariff; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Health: Surgery (19 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the average (a) length of hospital stay of an invasive surgery patient and (b) cost per day for an invasive surgery patient to stay in hospital in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.”

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Syms speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 153 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £5,631 (96th).