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David Amess
Conservative MP for Southend West
- Also represented Basildon
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 8,959 votes. — 235th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Amess voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Transport, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Abortion, Middle East: Armed Conflict, Departmental Publications, Police, Private Members' Bills
(based on written questions asked by David Amess and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, UK Borders Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Childcare Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, London Olympics Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Water Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“The right hon. Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz) wants speeches that will cheer him up, but I am afraid that I will disappoint him, because my speech will be along similar lines to that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood). However, I agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the quality of the mover and seconder of the Loyal Address.”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“In spite of that flattery, I will stick to the original tone of my speech, although I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his forgiveness. Any remarks that I make are not personal remarks about Government Members, whom I regard as splendid people by and large, but will be directed towards the Government, because this Government are absolutely awful. They have somehow managed to redefine the...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I am not going to pretend to be clever enough to get into a tangle with someone who in another life used to prepare and react to parliamentary questions. I am sure that there is an element of truth in what the hon. Gentleman says, but the role of quangos has grown out of control, to the point where this House is greatly diminished. We have only to look at some of the responses that we get to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 785 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Amess speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 646 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,063 (167th) | £22,088 (220th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,638 (joint 337th) | £19,421 (329th) | £16,873 (joint 92nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,777 (255th) | £20,507 (278th) | £19,980 | £18,192 (341st) | £18,626 (377th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £19,444 (182nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,624 (536th) | £87,206 (180th) | £83,916 | £78,541 (56th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £47,231 (273rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,820 (536th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,483 (323rd)* | £4,502 (493rd)** | £6,042 | £6,215 (491st) | £7,697 (410th) | £6,332 (471st) | £5,131 (460th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £235 (joint 301st) | £276 (joint 290th) | £196 | £92 (425th) | £149 (389th) | £46 (448th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £61 (339th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £15 (joint 115th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £782 (323rd) | £733 (joint 401st) | £1,102 | £953 (306th) | £748 (joint 378th) | £1,215 (joint 245th) | £1,260 (239th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,595 (281st) | £1,347 (529th) | £4,559 | £3,501 (217th) | £2,512 (327th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,293 (198th) | £1,122 (217th) | £941 | £1,994 (80th) | £1,994 (74th) | £1,994 (73rd) | £1,994 (72nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £6,968 | £8,209 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,748 (437th) | £137,781 (323rd) | £145,338 | £138,599 (75th) | £125,349 (198th) | £119,552 (177th) | £91,933 (234th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,589 (152nd). Rail £926 (448th). Misc £263 (105th). Other: European £1,705 (19th).