A selection of Parmjit Dhanda's votes

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• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 36 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2006–2009
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2003–2007
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Budget Deficit 16 Mar 2010

  At a time when we need to make savings, is my right hon. Friend aware that Gloucestershire has seven local authorities? There are too many councillors and too many local authorities, so in the run-up to the Budget will he consider allowing us to bring in unitary authorities in places such as Gloucestershire? We could save £16 million a year by reducing the number of authorities from seven to...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Child Migration 24 Feb 2010

  I welcome the Prime Minister's statement. The first time I came to know of this was a few years ago when I was a Minister and proposals were worked up by officials to reduce some of the funding for these child migrants. Thankfully, we saw that off. At one stage, I had to tell officials that I would resign rather than allow that to happen, so I welcome the extra funding pledged by the Prime...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Intermediate Care 23 Feb 2010

  It sounds as though some of the changes to the hospital trust in north-east Hertfordshire are similar to those taking place at the Gloucester Royal hospital in my constituency, where four hospital wards are to be closed by 1 April, according to the chief executive of the hospital trust. This significant change is happening without any prior consultation with MPs or those in the local health...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Gloucester

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

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

Social Media

• @ParmjitDhanda

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Health
• Education and Skills
• International Development
• Israel
• China
• Liberia
• Government E-services
• Immigration

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (3 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills (6 Jun 2006 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
• Assistant Whip (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (11 Jun 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tess Kingham
• Douglas French
• Sally Oppenheim
• Jack Diamond
• Moss Turner-Samuels
• Harold Boyce
• James Horlick
• James Bruton
• Henry Terrell
• Russell Rea
• Charles Monk
• Thomas Robinson
• Charles Monk
• William Wait
• Charles Monk
• William Price
• Charles Monk
• Charles Berkeley
• William Price
• Charles Monk
• Robert Carden
• William Price
• Maurice Berkeley
• Henry Hope
• Maurice Berkeley
• John Philpotts
• Henry Hope
• John Philpotts
• Henry Hope
• Maurice Berkeley
• Henry Hope
• John Philpotts
• Maurice Berkeley
• Edward Webb
• John Philpotts
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Henry Howard
• Edward Webb
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• John Pitt

Future MPs in this constituency

• Richard Graham

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Communications Bill Committee (17 out of 25)
• British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Parmjit Dhanda’s speeches
• Has received answers to 32 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 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 42 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 235 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)