A selection of Simon Burns's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 10 votes against, between 1997–2016
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 13 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2014
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 20 votes for, 54 votes against, 17 absences, between 2008–2017

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Recent appearances

• The Prime Minister Was Asked: Engagements 26 Apr 2017

  Mr Speaker, may I thank you for that? May I tell my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister that, for 30 years, I have had the privilege and the honour to represent the great people of Chelmsford? May I tell her that the great people of Chelmsford are perspicacious and that they have always wanted a Government who provide strong defences, a strong economy and strong leadership? May I also tell...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Prison Staffing 25 Apr 2017

  What assessment she has made of the effect of increasing the number of prison staff on the (a) safety of prison officers and (b) capacity of prison staff to spend more time directly engaging with and supervising prisoners.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Prison Staffing 25 Apr 2017

  I thank my right hon. Friend for the extremely kind and generous comments at the beginning of her answer. I welcome the fact that, following the recognition that more staff are needed at Chelmsford prison, new staff are now being trained up. Does she know when those staff are likely to come on stream, to ensure that we have the proper staffing levels and the proper protection for prison officers?

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Chelmsford

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Also represented West Chelmsford

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Simon Burns campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Correspondence
• Members: Correspondence
• Parliamentary Questions
• Special Advisers
• Ministerial Travel

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Department for Transport (6 Sep 2012 to 4 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Department of Health (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Administration Committee (6 Nov 2006 to 30 Mar 2009)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (19 Dec 2005 to 9 May 2006)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) (1 Jan 2001 to 10 Dec 2005)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Nov 2000 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (5 Jul 1999 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (1 Jan 1998 to 1 Jan 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Social Security) (1 May 1997 to 1 Jan 1998)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) (1 Jan 1997 to 1 Jan 1998)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (23 Jul 1996 to 2 May 1997)
• Government Whip (8 Jul 1995 to 23 Jul 1996)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (20 Jul 1994 to 7 Jul 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Norman St John-Stevas
• Hubert Ashton
• Ernest Millington
• John Macnamara
• Ernest Millington
• John Macnamara
• Vivian Henderson
• Charles Howard-Bury
• Henry Curtis-Bennett
• Sydney Robinson
• Ernest Pretyman
• Frederick Rasch
• Thomas Usborne
• William Beadel

Future MPs in this constituency

• Vicky Ford

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
• Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Simon Burns’s speeches
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89.08% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 87 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1002 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)