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David Anderson

Labour MP for Blaydon

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Majority: 5,335 votes. — 412th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How David Anderson voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted a mixture of for and 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
    • Voted 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, North East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
    • Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
    • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Treasury, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Dental Services: Waiting Lists, Probation: Northumbria, Education, Iraq

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Franchises (5 Nov 2009)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on which occasions his Department and its predecessors have, following the decision of the Secretary of State, reimbursed or ameliorated net losses of franchising operators arising from industrial action in accordance with the relevant clauses in each rail franchise agreement.”

    Muscular Dystrophy (3 Nov 2009)

    “This morning, the all-party group heard evidence from a specialist working in the west midlands about the practical, day-to-day problems that arise when someone with one of these diseases goes into a normal emergency service because they have fallen over and broken their leg or because they have a headache, but they end up being kept in for much longer than they need to be because their...”

    Muscular Dystrophy (3 Nov 2009)

    “It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Sheridan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on her contribution to a debate that is taking place across the country. Yes, there are problems in the west midlands, but I would not want anyone to get the idea that the west midlands is alone in that. I am the chair of the all-party muscular dystrophy group, and in...”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Anderson speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 113 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    6. Overseas visits
    28 August-1 September 2008, to Nairobi, Kenya, to attend a conference organised by the Universal Peace Federation, paid for by the UPF. (Registered 25 September 2008)
    29 January-1 February 2009, to New York, USA, to attend Global Peace Conference. The costs of my flights, food and accommodation were met by Universal Peace Federation. (Registered 2 March 2009)

    Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Additional Costs Allowance£21,652 (306th) £20,928 (353rd) £21,614        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£15,305 (458th) £25,668 (82nd) £26,129        
    Staffing Allowance£90,494 (194th) £84,318 (323rd) £73,730        
    Communications Allowance£6,737 (385th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£12,626 (128th)* £11,782 (144th)** £10,540        
    Members' Staff Travel£1,064 (94th) £319 (joint 267th) £803        
    Members' Spouse Travel£218 (291st) 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£78 (634th) £2,956 (43rd) £2,219        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£0 £4,368 (172nd) £9,460 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,168 (joint 381st) £1,014 (joint 385th) £1,195        
    Other Costs£7,752 (17th) £0 £0        
    Total£157,094 (142nd) £151,353 (74th) £145,690        

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,357 (358th). Rail £9,845 (53rd). Air £424 (124th).

    ** Car £2,140 (405th). Rail £9,351 (42nd). Air £291 (188th).