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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. — 236th 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 strongly 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, Police, Departmental Publications, Private Members' Bills
(based on written questions asked by David Amess and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, UK Borders Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (0 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, Childcare Bill Committee (5 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, Patents Bill Committee (2 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, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Water Bill Committee (3 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)
- Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Nurses: Schools (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many children resident in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England were seen by a fully qualified school nurse in each year since 2004; (2) what estimate he has made of the percentage of schools in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England that were visited by a fully qualified school nurse in (i) 2009,...”
- Written Answers — Health: Nurses: Schools (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the provision of school nurses in each of the last five years on children's health; what estimate he has made of the volume of work undertaken by school nurses in each such year; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Health: Nurses: Schools (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified nurses there were in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each year since 2000.”
More of David Amess's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 706 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 9 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.
- 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Amess speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 653 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £19,968 (285th) | £23,063 (167th) | £22,088 (220th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,638 (joint 337th with 1 other) | £19,421 (329th) | £16,873 (joint 92nd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £7,669 (615th) | £19,777 (255th) | £20,507 (278th) | £19,980 | £18,192 (341st) | £18,626 (377th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,444 (182nd) |
| Staffing costs | £85,785 (509th) | £79,624 (536th) | £87,206 (180th) | £83,916 | £78,541 (56th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £47,231 (273rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,776 (104th) | £2,820 (536th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,633 (350th)3 | £7,483 (323rd)2 | £4,502 (493rd)1 | £6,042 | £6,215 (491st) | £7,697 (410th) | £6,332 (471st) | £5,131 (460th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £129 (323rd) | £235 (joint 301st with 1 other) | £276 (joint 290th with 1 other) | £196 | £92 (425th) | £149 (389th) | £46 (448th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £61 (339th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £15 (joint 115th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,332 (160th) | £782 (323rd) | £733 (joint 401st with 1 other) | £1,102 | £953 (306th) | £748 (joint 378th with 1 other) | £1,215 (joint 245th with 1 other) | £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 | £0 | £6,968 | £8,209 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,292 (486th) | £137,748 (437th) | £137,781 (323rd) | £145,338 | £138,599 (75th) | £125,349 (198th) | £119,552 (177th) | £91,933 (234th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,589 (152nd). Rail £926 (448th). Misc £263 (105th). Other: European £1,705 (19th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,972 (191st). Rail £870 (476th). Misc £665 (59th). Other: European £1,126 (45th).