Richard Burden
MP for Birmingham, Northfield
Lab
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
No PMQs questions found for this MP.
Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
China Espionage Government Security Response 2025-11-18
18 November 2025
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
A Green Industrial Revolution
15 January 2020
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Congratulated the Speaker on their role, acknowledged Rebecca Long Bailey's leadership bid in her party. Emphasised Margaret Thatcher's early warnings about climate change and highlighted the UK's pro...
AIRPORT CAPACITY
25 October 2016
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The UK requires additional airport capacity in the south-east, as recognised by the independent Airports Commission which concluded that a new north-west runway at Heathrow presents the strongest case...
BORDER FORCE BUDGET 2016-17
20 April 2016
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Labour pressure has led to a U-turn on deeper cuts in the UK border. The budget announced by the Home Secretary is a revenue cut from £617 million in 2012-13 to £558 million in 2016-17. Labour demands...
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PMQs Asked
0
Ministerial Questions Asked
4
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
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Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1457 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
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This MP:
0
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
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0
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
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0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
-18% below average
This MP:
4
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
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0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
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0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
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This MP:
0.0
Average:
69.2
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Richard Burden's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.