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Andy Burnham

Labour MP for Leigh

• Secretary of State, Department of Health (since 10 Jun 2009)


• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 17,272 votes. — 15th 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 Andy Burnham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for 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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Transport, Trade and Industry, Culture Media and Sport, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Car Insurance, Miners' Compensation, Planning, General Practitioners, NHS Concordat

(based on written questions asked by Andy Burnham and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (2 Jul 2009) has video

“With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the AH1N1 swine flu pandemic. As of today, there are 7,447 laboratory confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK. A significant number of people have been hospitalised. Three people, all of whom had underlying health problems, have, sadly, died. Since the first UK case was confirmed on 27 April, health protection officers, NHS...”

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (2 Jul 2009)

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for the measured tone of his remarks, again, and for all his advice as we go along. I am grateful to him for the helpful discussions that we have had. I am particularly grateful for two points today. I welcome his support for moving to the treatment strategy and the timing of that move. He and I agree that the pressure on the system is such that it is the right time...”

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (2 Jul 2009)

“I thank the hon. Lady for making her remarks in a measured and helpful way, as the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley) did; I am very grateful for that. She was right to praise, as the hon. Gentleman did, those members of NHS staff who are sometimes unsung; they are not the ones on the front line whom we always think of and talk about. The hon. Gentleman mentioned staff in...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 63 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 134 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andy Burnham speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 500 times in debates — above 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: Rail £10,409 (41st).

^** Car £1,650 (462nd). Rail £7,957 (66th).