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Virendra Sharma
Labour MP for Ealing, Southall
- Entered Parliament on 20 July 2007 — Byelection
- Majority: 5,070 votes. — 403rd 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 Virendra Sharma voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Health, Home Department, Solicitor-General, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis: Medical Treatments, Palestinians: Overseas Aid, Palestinians: Overseas Trade, Tuberculosis: Health Services
(based on written questions asked by Virendra Sharma and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — International Development: India: Tuberculosis (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of his Department's support for the national tuberculosis programme in India.”
More of Virendra Sharma's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 89 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.
I held a '1 year as an MP' celebration party on 12 July 2008 and received in kind donations from the following UK businesses for the cost of this event:
KSC 1T trading as Chana Chemist, Southall, Middlesex
Kenilworth House Nursing Home, Ealing, London
Hotel Top Limited trading as Days Hotel, South Ruislip, Middlesex
(Registered 11 August 2008)
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 )
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 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | ||||||
| London Supplement | £1,958 (50th) | ||||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,988 (430th) | ||||||
| Staffing Allowance | £62,003 (630th) | ||||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,157 (406th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,621 (561st)* | ||||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | ||||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £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) | ||||||
| Other Costs | £0 | ||||||
| Total | £93,052 (638th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,156 (505th). Rail £63 (565th). Other: European £1,402 (29th).