• Conservative MP for West Chelmsford
• Whip, Whips (since 16 Dec 2005)
• Majority: 9,620 votes. — 301st out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Simon Burns voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted 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

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Administration Committee (since 16 Nov 2006)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (since 20 Dec 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Transport, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Special Advisers, Ministerial Travel, Press Office

(based on written questions asked by Simon Burns and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: Alcoholic Drinks: Crime (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females in the Chelmsford local authority area were arrested for alcohol-related offences in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.”

Women and Equality: Single Equality Bill (8 May 2008)

“With regard to the consultations that have taken place on the draft Bill, will the Minister tell us what consultations have taken place on primogeniture and the line of succession? What representations have the Government received from those who may be affected by it?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Social Exclusion (7 May 2008)

“Will the Minister ensure that social exclusion policy includes prisoners with literacy problems and those who suffer from dyslexia so that more can be done while they are in prison to help to raise their literacy skills so that they have a better opportunity when they return to society and do not reoffend?”

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 162 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very 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 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Simon Burns speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 198 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £5,448 (114th). Rail £70 (560th).