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Virendra Sharma

Labour MP for Ealing, Southall

    • Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection
    • Majority: 5,070 votes. — 404th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Virendra Sharma voted on key issues since 2001:

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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, International Development Committee (since 10 Mar 2009)
    • Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 7 Nov 2007)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: International Development, Health, Home Department, Solicitor-General, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tuberculosis, Entry Clearances: Overseas Students, Tuberculosis: Health Services, Tuberculosis: Medical Treatments, Palestinians: Overseas Aid

    (based on written questions asked by Virendra Sharma and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Greater London (18 Mar 2010)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of patients who used accident and emergency services in London North West district in each of the last five years.”

    Written Answers — Health: Ealing (17 Mar 2010)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Ealing Southall constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies since 1997.”

    Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Maldives: Religious Freedom (10 Mar 2010)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the level of religious freedom in the Maldives.”

    More of Virendra Sharma's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 82 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
    • 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Virendra Sharma speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 16 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
    I have the rent free use of an office in the constituency provided by Tack & Co Accountants, of Southall.
    6. Overseas visits
    Names of donors: 1. Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius
    Address of donor: 1. Parliament House, Port Louis, Mauritius
    2. Air Mauritius Centre, President John Kennedy Street, Port Louis, Mauritius
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1. £1,855
    2. £1,000 donation covered accommodation and flights
    Destination of visit: Mauritius
    Date of visit: 22-29 July 2009
    Purpose of visit: All-party delegation invited by the Mauritian Speaker for discussions with the Prime Minister and government officials.
    (Registered 17 August 2009 )
    Name of donor: Results UK
    Address of donor: 25 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 2DP.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1075.69 (flights and accommodation)
    Destination of visit: India (Mumbai and Delhi)
    Date of visit: 6-10 September 2009
    Purpose of visit: visit to Delhi and Mumbai with Results UK, a charity, to investigate problems of TB, HIV/AIDS, sanitation and water, with rag-pickers and slum-dwellers.
    (Registered 13 January 2010)

    Register last updated: 10 Mar 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/072005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£0 £0            
    London costs£2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) £1,958 (50th)            
    Office running costs£25,470 (49th) £15,988 (430th)            
    Staffing costs£102,095 (103rd) £62,003 (630th)            
    Communications Allowance£11,124 (123rd) £6,157 (406th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£1,730 (593rd)1 £2,621 (561st)2            
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0            
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£3,802 (288th) £802 (313th)            
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,395 (312th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,128 (joint 451st with 3 others)            
    Other Costs£0 £0            
    Total£147,137 (359th) £93,052 (638th)            

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £50 (574th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,156 (505th). Rail £63 (565th). Other: European £1,402 (29th).