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David Amess
Conservative MP for Southend West
- Also represented Basildon
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — 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 David Amess voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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, Anti-Semitism, Police, Departmental Publications
(based on written questions asked by David Amess and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Chairman, Postal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 21)
- Chairman, Public Bodies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Chairman, Localism Bill Committee (12 out of 24)
- Chairman, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Chairman, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
- Chairman, UK Borders Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Chairman, Childcare Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Chairman, Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Chairman, London Olympics Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
- Chairman, Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- Chairman, Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Chairman, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (5 out of 12)
- Chairman, Water Bill Committee (3 out of 11)
- Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 9)
- Chairman, Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (5 out of 17)
- Chairman, Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Chairman, Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“I am delighted to have this opportunity to talk about the merits of Southend being chosen as the city of culture in 2017, but it would be remiss of me to claim credit for securing the debate, which was entirely the idea of the hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth). I am truly pleased with the number of colleagues who have turned up this morning. I had intended to speak for...”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“Absolutely. Both I and my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) will certainly be visiting that city. I will start with my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Amber Rudd). I had a wonderful visit to Hastings—if I had the money, I might even buy a little holiday home there—and I was very impressed with the hospitality that I was afforded...”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“As politicians, we all suffer from misreporting. I think that Hastings has a splendid bid. Moving on to Kent, which will be my next visit, we know that it is the garden of England. I absolutely condemn all the rumours about the roses being infested with black fly, greenfly and rust, and I very much look forward to visiting Kent shortly.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 212 written questions in the last year — well above 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 70.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 734 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 (510th) | £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)1 | £7,483 (323rd)2 | £4,502 (493rd)3 | £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 (485th) | £137,748 (437th) | £137,781 (323rd) | £145,338 | £138,599 (75th) | £125,349 (198th) | £119,552 (177th) | £91,933 (234th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,972 (191st). Rail £870 (476th). Misc £665 (59th). Other: European £1,126 (45th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,589 (152nd). Rail £926 (448th). Misc £263 (105th). Other: European £1,705 (19th).