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Daniel Kawczynski

Conservative MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Majority: 1,808 votes. — 578th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Daniel Kawczynski 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 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

    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, International Development Committee (since 11 Mar 2008)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Home Department, Defence

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Postal Services, Shropshire, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Single Farm Payments, Dentistry

    (based on written questions asked by Daniel Kawczynski and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration (10 Nov 2009)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases an application for (a) asylum and (b) leave to remain was initially refused and subsequently granted following the intervention of an hon. Member in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009.”

    Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices (9 Nov 2009)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprentices did not obtain work-based placements during the academic year 2008-09.”

    More of Daniel Kawczynski's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 180 written questions in the last year — well 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 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 98 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Daniel Kawczynski speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 213 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    6. Overseas visits
    15-20 February 2009, to Israel with the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), for meetings with politicians and officials and to visit the Golan Heights. Costs of the visit were paid by CFI. (Registered 11 March 2009)
    Name of donor: Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Address of donor: Shoura Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £5000
    Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia
    Date of visit: 2-5 October 2009
    Purpose of visit: I visited in my capacity as Chairman of the All Party Group for Saudi Arabia, to meet with Shoura Council (Parliament) Members and Ministers in order to promote Anglo-Saudi relations.
    (Registered 15 October 2009)

    Register last updated: 11 Nov 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£21,890 (295th) £22,060 (joint 237th) £20,060        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£20,722 (200th) £20,949 (238th) £26,700        
    Staffing Allowance£88,093 (310th) £84,476 (joint 314th) £68,929        
    Communications Allowance£13,444 (34th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£10,111 (218th)* £9,501 (242nd)** £10,013        
    Members' Staff Travel£382 (243rd) £117 (369th) £267        
    Members' Spouse Travel£68 (338th) 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£255 (605th) £563 (502nd) £192        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£780 (591st) £949 (591st) £150 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£992 (581st) £1,078 (294th) £930        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
    Total£156,737 (152nd) £139,693 (289th) £127,241        

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,447 (256th). Rail £4,066 (232nd). Misc £504 (68th). Other: Rail £87 (127th). European £2,007 (13th).

    ** Car £4,831 (159th). Rail £4,304 (212th). European £366 (99th).