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Alistair Burt
Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire
- Also represented Bury North
- Assistant Chief Whip, Whips (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,251 votes. — 186th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alistair Burt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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, Administration Committee (since 31 Mar 2009)
- Member, Selection Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Individual Learning Accounts, Yarl's Wood, Yarl's Wood Detention Centre, Asylum Seekers, Departmental Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Alistair Burt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“Bedford unitary council is preparing a bid for the improvement of its schools under the Building Schools for the Future programme while not knowing what the financial future of the programme will be because of the failure to provide a spending review. Crucial decisions that have to be made about the structure of schools are being made in the dark because of the absence of these figures. Will...”
- Archer Inquiry (1 Jul 2009)
“I am grateful. May I press the Minister a little further on the relationship with the Archer inquiry? Surely, knowing that the inquiry was going on, the Department could have been proactive in offering help and assistance, rather than relying on the fact that it did not receive a formal invitation to take part. It could have been more constructive, and have involved more documentation in the...”
- Archer Inquiry (1 Jul 2009)
“The hon. Lady has been exceptionally generous in taking interventions bearing in mind the shortness of the debate. Does she agree that this is essentially a matter of justice and responsibility? That is why appropriate recognition by the Government of their position is so very important to those who have suffered.”
More of Alistair Burt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 581 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,322 (276th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,591 | £11,081 (552nd) | £15,824 (447th) | £15,750 (504th) | £11,825 (522nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,161 (87th) | £19,795 (385th) | £18,894 | £17,393 (390th) | £20,589 (5th) | £17,782 (417th) | £23,130 (103rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,767 (423rd) | £87,921 (122nd) | £77,877 | £71,945 (261st) | £71,154 (159th) | £64,772 (321st) | £51,185 (140th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,355 (398th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,622 (317th)* | £7,404 (329th)** | £7,118 | £7,922 (426th) | £9,111 (363rd) | £9,364 (354th) | £8,995 (275th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £321 (270th) | £147 (357th) | £23 | £95 (424th) | £271 (338th) | £288 (340th) | £211 (joint 348th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £568 (203rd) | 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 | £523 (476th) | £908 (311th) | £344 | £1,009 (284th) | £744 (joint 382nd) | £935 (367th) | £511 (joint 549th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,398 (490th) | £1,552 (488th) | £758 | £1,356 (520th) | £1,162 (joint 536th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,135 (joint 443rd) | £941 (joint 499th) | £559 | £1,842 (joint 404th) | £1,842 (joint 397th) | £1,842 (388th) | £1,532 (joint 451st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,172 (303rd) | £140,778 (267th) | £127,164 | £112,643 (516th) | £120,697 (296th) | £110,733 (383rd) | £97,389 (127th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,384 (265th). Rail £1,568 (379th). Other: Mileage £73 (60th). Rail £990 (19th). European £1,607 (23rd).
** Car £4,161 (221st). Rail £2,856 (273rd). European £387 (96th).