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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. — 108th 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 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 against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Defence, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Kinloss, Middle East, Afghanistan, Devolution
(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)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“Good morning, Mr. Wilshire. I thought that you were attempting to keep my hon. Friend the Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Mr. Roy) here for the whole 90 minutes, which would be very welcome. [Interruption.] He is going already; he only made it to 90 seconds. [Interruption.] I should put it on the record that he agrees with me. I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Wilshire. It is a pleasure to...”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“I was not aware of that, although perhaps I should have been as an Islington council tax payer. I am afraid that nothing would surprise me about the Lib Dems on Islington council. They won the last election by only one seat and they now run the council on the basis of the mayor's casting vote, so they are not particularly good at winning elections. I am sure that my hon. Friend's comments...”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“I agree with my hon. Friend's conclusion, and what he describes has been custom and practice for generations. The problem is that the legislation does not stipulate that, and we have left things more open, so returning officers have the freedom to make a choice. Indeed, we have quite properly given them the freedom to make a choice on a whole range of issues. The question is whether the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% 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") 235 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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 | £16,034 (407th) | £23,075 (joint 158th with 2 others) | £22,098 (joint 211th with 2 others) | £18,810 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,234 (218th) | £19,290 (343rd) | £18,000 (joint 63rd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,269 (385th) | £24,946 (57th) | £20,307 (joint 332nd with 1 other) | £19,817 | £19,042 (231st) | £18,732 (321st) | £18,222 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £26,729 (54th) |
| Staffing costs | £78,552 (577th) | £74,909 (584th) | £70,376 (592nd) | £67,223 | £66,219 (519th) | £67,995 (joint 315th with 1 other) | £65,068 (305th) | £23,092 (646th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,141 (298th) | £7,404 (359th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,668 (77th)3 | £10,825 (194th)2 | £10,491 (199th)1 | £12,311 | £17,218 (92nd) | £17,677 (80th) | £18,356 (73rd) | £16,989 (39th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £372 (307th) | £811 (188th) | £0 | £382 (282nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,400 (330th) | £903 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £699 (415th) | £1,200 | £3,541 (36th) | £1,556 (120th) | £1,341 (207th) | £1,741 (joint 111th with 1 other) |
| 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 with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £754 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,065 (479th) | £145,976 (336th) | £126,852 (497th) | £121,457 | £145,685 (39th) | £133,608 (83rd) | £124,245 (80th) | £88,901 (320th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £968 (526th). Rail £953 (441st). Air £8,748 (52nd). Misc £156 (137th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £834 (512th). Rail £3,128 (279th). Air £9,626 (41st). Misc £945 (38th). Other: Rail £135 (93rd).
1 Car £1,313 (509th). Rail £1,041 (418th). Air £8,137 (59th).