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Simon Burns
Conservative MP for West Chelmsford
- Also represented Chelmsford
- Whip, Whips (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 9,620 votes. — 302nd 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 Simon Burns voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Members: Correspondence, Special Advisers, Ministerial Travel
(based on written questions asked by Simon Burns and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 157 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 604 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Whitton Investments
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket to the Lady Taverners Charity Gala Dinner with guest speaker President Bill Clinton, value £2,000
Date of receipt of donation: 30 October 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 30 October 2009
Donor status: company
(Registered 3 November 2009)
6. Overseas visits
4-11 April 2009 to China as a guest of the Chinese Association of Friendship and Understanding. Accommodation and food paid for by the Association and flight sponsored by Mr Maurice Bennett; businessman, London. (Registered 13 April 2009)
2-6 May 2009, to Qatar to attend the 9th Conference of Democracy and Security. Flights and accommodation paid for by the Government of Qatar. (Registered 7 May 2009)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Honorary Parliamentary Member of the Advisory Group on the World of Possibilities campaign; a joint initiative of Benjamin Franklin House and the Benjamin Franklin House Foundation (unremunerated) (August 2008-June 2009).
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £18,908 (420th) | £16,061 (490th) | £16,610 | £17,755 (403rd) | £17,935 (374th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £12,278 (509th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,088 (joint 342nd) | £17,912 (475th) | £19,742 | £19,191 (joint 193rd) | £18,792 (joint 232nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,857 (385th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £80,478 (525th) | £82,748 (joint 383rd) | £80,846 | £72,871 (227th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £43,557 (428th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,096 (325th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,773 (478th)* | £5,518 (436th)** | £4,852 | £8,411 (405th) | £7,610 (415th) | £7,227 (446th) | £6,106 (419th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £48 (joint 412th) | £52 (409th) | £20 | £55 (443rd) | £53 (joint 453rd) | £75 (432nd) | £76 (joint 416th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £110 (81st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £661 (joint 387th) | £664 (433rd) | £551 | £819 (353rd) | £511 (joint 504th) | £1,296 (218th) | £1,545 (joint 158th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,110 (222nd) | £2,267 (371st) | £2,146 | £2,085 (394th) | £1,687 (467th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,265 (joint 232nd) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,875 (joint 357th) | £1,875 (joint 350th) | £1,875 (joint 342nd) | £1,875 (joint 322nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,303 (76th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,537 (469th) | £126,280 (505th) | £124,767 | £124,365 (299th) | £120,236 (306th) | £117,641 (219th) | £79,294 (494th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,036 (211th). Rail £265 (525th). Misc £270 (102nd). Other: Mileage £202 (30th).