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David Cairns MP
- Labour MP for Inverclyde
- Minister of State, Scotland Office (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 11,259 votes. — 109th out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Cairns voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never 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)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Points of Order: Child Poverty in Scotland (1 May 2008)
“It is an honour to respond to this debate. I thank all who took part; they made important contributions. I was to have had 15 minutes, then 10 minutes, then eight minutes for my speech. Now it turns out that I am allowed 16 minutes, and I shall try to do justice to and respond to some of the important points that have been made. Child poverty, the subject of this debate, goes right to the...”
- Points of Order: Child Poverty in Scotland (1 May 2008)
“If the hon. Gentleman is willing to give us that figure now, I shall give way.”
- Points of Order: Child Poverty in Scotland (1 May 2008)
“I think that the hon. Gentleman went further than that in his original contribution. We need to consider what the benefit processing centres do. There is one in Greenock in my constituency. Bringing together benefit processing activities can create greater efficiency, leading to people's benefits being processed much more quickly than when functions are disaggregated throughout the country....”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 27 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Cairns speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 206 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £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 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,307 (joint 332nd) | £19,817 | £19,042 (231st) | £18,732 (321st) | £18,222 (joint 228th) | £26,729 (54th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £70,376 (592nd) | £67,223 | £66,219 (519th) | £67,995 (joint 315th) | £65,068 (305th) | £23,092 (646th) |
| Members' Travel | £10,491 (199th)* | £12,311 | £17,218 (92nd) | £17,677 (80th) | £18,356 (73rd) | £16,989 (39th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £372 (307th) | £811 (188th) | £0 | £382 (282nd) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £699 (415th) | £1,200 | £3,541 (36th) | £1,556 (120th) | £1,341 (207th) | £1,741 (joint 111th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,946 (421st) | £1,342 | £16,423 (15th) | £4,635 (134th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £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 |
| Total | £126,852 (497th) | £121,457 | £145,685 (39th) | £133,608 (83rd) | £124,245 (80th) | £88,901 (320th) |
* Car £1,313 (509th). Rail £1,041 (418th). Air £8,137 (59th).
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- David Cairns's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Newspaper articles written by this MP (From Journa-list)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Inverclyde (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
- TV/radio appearances (From BBC Programme Catalogue)
Nearby constituencies
- Paisley & Renfrewshire South (9 miles)
- Paisley & Renfrewshire North (10 miles)
- West Dunbartonshire (11 miles)
- Glasgow North West (16 miles)
- Glasgow South West (17 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office (9 May 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Scotland Office (10 May 2006 to 9 May 2007)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also Scotland Office), Northern Ireland Office (10 May 2006 to 9 May 2007)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office (17 May 2005 to 10 May 2006)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office (13 May 2005 to 16 May 2005)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee) (to 11 Jun 2004)
- PPS (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (to 11 Apr 2005)
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