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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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 moderately 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, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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, 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 — Cabinet Office: Males: Breast Cancer (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many cases of male breast cancer were reported in (a) each health authority in each of the last five years and (b) England in each of the last 10 years; and what the highest number of cases of male breast cancer reported in a health authority was in the last five years.”

Written Answers — Health: Breast Cancer: Males (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what campaigns his Department has undertaken to raise public awareness of male breast cancer in the last two years; and if he will make a statement.”

Forensic Science Service (30 Jun 2009)

“Unlike the last debate, when we did not have enough colleagues to fill the time, it appears that we now have a number of colleagues who wish to participate in this debate. I should like everyone to have a chance to speak, but it is up to hon. Members to determine how many I can call.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 855 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 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• 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.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Amess speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 628 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,589 (152nd). Rail £926 (448th). Misc £263 (105th). Other: European £1,705 (19th).

^** Car £4,019 (237th). Rail £483 (480th).