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Dave Watts
Labour MP for St Helens North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dave Watts voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Health, 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)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“Government Members suggest that just one or two deprived councils are being hit the hardest, but the document by SIGOMA—the special interest group of municipal authorities—shows that the vast majority, if not all, of the most deprived authorities are being hit the worst, while those in the most affluent areas, often represented by Conservative Members, are in some cases receiving...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“Is my right hon. Friend aware that the most efficient fire authorities are in the metropolitan areas, and that they are the ones that are losing the most money? I thought that this Government wanted to incentivise local authorities and fire services to become more efficient, but that does not seem to be the case.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“The right hon. Gentleman is probably the 15th Housing Minister, from all parties, who has stood at the Dispatch Box and called for more efficiency. No one is arguing that we cannot get more efficiency out of any organisation, but is not what he is saying a smokescreen for the fact that he is cutting millions of pounds from some of the poorest communities in Britain?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 64 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 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 65.51% 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") 104 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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).