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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. — 304th 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
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.
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)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Endangered Species (4 Feb 2010) has video
“What the Government's position is on the proposals about elephants submitted for the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on international trade in endangered species.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Endangered Species (4 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank the Secretary of State for that answer; his response will be widely welcomed on both sides of the House. Will he give us an assessment of the damage to the elephants if those applications are granted?”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Chelmsford (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2010, Official Report, 848-9W, on higher education: Chelmsford, how many applicants from (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area did not get a place at university in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08.”
More of Simon Burns's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 155 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.
- 98 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Simon Burns speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 607 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £15,949 (412th) | £18,908 (420th) | £16,061 (490th) | £16,610 | £17,755 (403rd) | £17,935 (374th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £12,278 (509th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,107 (468th) | £18,088 (joint 342nd with 1 other) | £17,912 (475th) | £19,742 | £19,191 (joint 193rd with 1 other) | £18,792 (joint 232nd with 5 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,857 (385th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,547 (455th) | £80,478 (525th) | £82,748 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £80,846 | £72,871 (227th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £43,557 (428th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,659 (376th) | £8,096 (325th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,514 (472nd)3 | £4,773 (478th)2 | £5,518 (436th)1 | £4,852 | £8,411 (405th) | £7,610 (415th) | £7,227 (446th) | £6,106 (419th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £46 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £48 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £52 (409th) | £20 | £55 (443rd) | £53 (joint 453rd with 1 other) | £75 (432nd) | £76 (joint 416th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £148 (71st) | £110 (81st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,439 (327th) | £661 (joint 387th with 1 other) | £664 (433rd) | £551 | £819 (353rd) | £511 (joint 504th with 1 other) | £1,296 (218th) | £1,545 (joint 158th with 2 others) |
| 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 with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,875 (joint 357th with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 350th with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 342nd with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 322nd with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,303 (76th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,409 (502nd) | £135,537 (469th) | £126,280 (505th) | £124,767 | £124,365 (299th) | £120,236 (306th) | £117,641 (219th) | £79,294 (494th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,036 (211th). Rail £265 (525th). Misc £270 (102nd). Other: Mileage £202 (30th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,032 (184th). Rail £362 (525th). Misc £62 (186th). Other: Mileage £58 (68th).