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David Burrowes

Conservative MP for Enfield, Southgate

• Shadow Minister, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)


• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 1,747 votes. — 570th 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 David Burrowes voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Justice, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Children, Schools and Families

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons: Drugs, Cord Blood, Prisoners: Rehabilitation, Fines: Surcharges, Envirowise

(based on written questions asked by David Burrowes and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)

“The Minister has extolled the supposed virtues of the Human Rights Act. So why are the Government consulting on it separately? What is the rationale behind that? If it does not need changing, why consult on it?”

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)

“I welcome this debate, and the Joint Committee's report. The subject is important, and has attracted all parties for different reasons. I commend the Committee for the depth of its analysis. As the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) said, it is important to have consensus, but it has been suggested that the legislation will not be introduced until after the general election. It is...”

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)

“I am grateful for that information, and I am willing to be corrected, but my understanding is that the guillotine fell on others who were party to early consideration of the declaration. I concede that that had as much to do with the febrile political atmosphere in revolutionary France as to the quality and relevance of the rights and declaration. I do not suggest the guillotine for the hon....”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 100 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 128 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Burrowes speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 116 times in debates — 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: Rail £754 (465th). Other: Rail £105 (112th).

^** Car £18 (586th). Rail £866 (432nd). European £1,366 (23rd).