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Dave Watts
Labour MP for St Helens North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dave Watts voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Lord Chancellor, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Combat Clothing, Magistrates, Local Government Finance, West Coast Main Line, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospital Trust
(based on written questions asked by Dave Watts and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment Schemes (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many long-term benefits claimants who are fit to work have not yet been referred on to the work programme.”
- Written Answers — Health: Hospitals (15 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid to consultants who have undertaken reviews of the financial position of St Helen's Hospital; and if he will publish the consultants' findings.”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“Can my right hon. Friend tell us how many police officers could have been paid for had we maintained the level of growth—2%—that we had before the last general election?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 108 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£75 fee. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 25 January 2012)
£75 fee. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 17 April 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor:
2)All Party Parliamentary Group on Japan
Address of donor:
1) Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London;
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) all internal costs, estimated at £2,500
2)flights to and from Japan, estimated at £2,000
Destination of visit: Japan
Date of visit: 17-24 March 2012
Purpose of visit: to promote relations between parliamentarians in Westminster and the Diet, to promote trade and to look at the tsunami affected area.
(Registered 11 April 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £8,334 (537th) | £11,632 (joint 537th with 1 other) | £13,844 (517th) | £14,180 | £13,945 (507th) | £13,794 (497th) | £15,161 (516th) | £13,484 (470th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £31,968 (3rd) | £26,763 (joint 29th with 1 other) | £23,261 (147th) | £13,814 | £17,278 (396th) | £17,433 (joint 509th with 1 other) | £15,443 (538th) | £22,281 (112th) |
| Staffing costs | £64,591 (625th) | £59,222 (634th) | £60,640 (633rd) | £58,044 | £61,385 (599th) | £63,395 (534th) | £63,466 (372nd) | £41,508 (482nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,135 (299th) | £8,408 (309th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,953 (113th)1 | £14,392 (92nd)2 | £13,683 (96th)3 | £11,871 | £14,804 (146th) | £15,128 (144th) | £14,818 (146th) | £11,317 (161st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £260 (joint 350th with 2 others) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £230 (287th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,449 (449th) | £567 (joint 451st with 2 others) | £346 (592nd) | £463 | £546 (480th) | £520 (500th) | £1,098 (295th) | £580 (511th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,497 (joint 470th with 1 other) | £1,124 (567th) | £1,479 | £1,391 (509th) | £1,166 (534th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,125 (joint 460th with 2 others) | £989 (joint 432nd with 6 others) | £0 | £1,970 (joint 127th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 120th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 119th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 114th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,430 (546th) | £123,836 (577th) | £113,887 (590th) | £99,851 | £111,319 (532nd) | £113,406 (458th) | £112,216 (344th) | £91,140 (261st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,962 (375th). Rail £10,804 (40th). Misc £165 (138th). Other: Mileage £22 (85th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,804 (410th). Rail £12,588 (11th).