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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

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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, Communities and Local Government, Justice

• 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)

• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 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)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video

“Does my right hon. Friend believe that to build Britain's future we need to invest now in helping people through the downturn, and especially in young people's training and skills? [Interruption.] Will he reaffirm his September guarantee of a place in education and training for all 16 and 17-year-olds?”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Palestinians: Overseas Trade (23 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether new trading connections have been made between British and Palestinian businesses since the Palestine Trade and Investment Forum in December; and what steps his Department has taken to assist Palestinian produce in the British market.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Palestinians: Overseas Trade (23 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made in promoting and facilitating bilateral trade and investment in the Palestinian Territories since the launch of the Palestine-Britain Business Council in December 2008.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 73 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 2007, 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 — 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.
• 82 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

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

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