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David Cairns
Labour MP for Inverclyde
- Also represented Greenock & Inverclyde
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 11,259 votes. — 107th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Cairns voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Defence, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Middle East, Afghanistan, Devolution, EU Accession, Working Families Tax Credit
(based on written questions asked by David Cairns and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Employment (Benefit Claimants) (29 Jun 2009) has video
“I was told by a very experienced individual who had been a job centre manager during the 1990s about the really tough targets for moving people from employment benefits to incapacity benefits at that time. We also discussed the fate of the cohort who have failed their employment support allowance medical and who have not so far turned up again on the jobseeker's allowance rolls, although they...”
- Point of Order: Electronic Communications (20 May 2009)
“My right hon. Friend is a great champion of broadcasting in the nations and regions. He has already mentioned the £182 million studio at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, the finest studio of its type in Europe. Is he aware that the BBC is responsible for 85 per cent. of all TV production across the whole of Scotland, and that original production from Scotland for the networks is increasing after...”
More of David Cairns's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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") 219 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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.
| 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 | £23,075 (joint 158th) | £22,098 (joint 211th) | £18,810 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,234 (218th) | £19,290 (343rd) | £18,000 (joint 63rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,946 (57th) | £20,307 (joint 332nd) | £19,817 | £19,042 (231st) | £18,732 (321st) | £18,222 (joint 228th) | £26,729 (54th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £74,909 (584th) | £70,376 (592nd) | £67,223 | £66,219 (519th) | £67,995 (joint 315th) | £65,068 (305th) | £23,092 (646th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,404 (359th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,825 (194th)* | £10,491 (199th)** | £12,311 | £17,218 (92nd) | £17,677 (80th) | £18,356 (73rd) | £16,989 (39th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £372 (307th) | £811 (188th) | £0 | £382 (282nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £903 (joint 261st) | £699 (415th) | £1,200 | £3,541 (36th) | £1,556 (120th) | £1,341 (207th) | £1,741 (joint 111th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,760 (264th) | £1,946 (421st) | £1,342 | £16,423 (15th) | £4,635 (134th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,154 (joint 412th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £754 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,968 (joint 121st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,976 (336th) | £126,852 (497th) | £121,457 | £145,685 (39th) | £133,608 (83rd) | £124,245 (80th) | £88,901 (320th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £968 (526th). Rail £953 (441st). Air £8,748 (52nd). Misc £156 (137th).
** Car £1,313 (509th). Rail £1,041 (418th). Air £8,137 (59th).