• Conservative MP for West Chelmsford
• Whip, Whips (since 16 Dec 2005)
• Majority: 9,620 votes. — 298th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Simon Burns voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Administration Committee (since 16 Nov 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Special Advisers, Ministerial Travel, Press Office

(based on written questions asked by Simon Burns and answered by departments)

Business of the House (18 Dec 2008) has video

“Give way!”

Business of the House (18 Dec 2008) has video

“Give way!”

Business of the House (18 Dec 2008) has video

“If the Leader of the House had been at Treasury questions, she would have heard the Economic Secretary, in front of the Prime Minister, apologise fulsomely but rather tactfully to him and to hon. Members for the Government's failure to produce a statement on Equitable Life before the House rose for the Christmas recess. The right hon. and learned Lady assured the House that we would have a...”

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• Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 140 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 105 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Simon Burns speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 206 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 17 Dec 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £5,448 (114th). Rail £70 (560th).