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David Cameron
Conservative MP for Witney
- Prime Minister (since 11 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Cameron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools, Local Government: Bank Services, Advocacy Groups, Local Involvement Networks, Heroin
(based on written questions asked by David Cameron and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (26 out of 32)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Feb 2012)
“I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in sending our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones from 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron 200, and Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung, attached to 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. These were dedicated soldiers who were highly respected by their colleagues. Their courageous,...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Feb 2012)
“The fact is that the percentage of officers on the front line has actually increased. We inherited a situation where there were 6,000 uniformed officers performing back-office roles in the police. We have had to make difficult spending reductions, but I think that if the hon. Gentleman listens to his Front Benchers, he will now find out that they support the cuts, and they support the pay...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend is entirely right. The cap is right, and the cap is fair. It is right to say that you should not get more than £26,000 a year in benefits—that is £500 a week—and it is fair because we are introducing a new principle into our welfare system: an able-bodied family who can work should not get more in benefits than the average family gets from work. The leader...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 12.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 141 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 1581 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £20,240 (272nd) | £19,626 (406th) | £20,563 (368th) | £21,359 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,328 (joint 169th with 5 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,942 (599th) | £7,588 (621st) | £16,363 (527th) | £19,719 | £18,619 (296th) | £17,752 (485th) | £17,482 (445th) | £17,204 (259th) |
| Staffing costs | £109,815 (17th) | £103,630 (5th) | £91,351 (49th) | £83,858 | £73,882 (198th) | £71,007 (165th) | £67,696 (149th) | £57,267 (35th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,318 (567th) | £2,200 (552nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,005 (614th)1 | £1,086 (611th)2 | £970 (618th)3 | £2,666 | £5,387 (522nd) | £5,379 (507th) | £5,141 (joint 523rd with 1 other) | £4,657 (483rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £140 (joint 317th with 1 other) | £348 (256th) | £323 (266th) | £133 | £0 | £344 (313th) | £0 | £68 (424th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £418 (216th) | £652 (173rd) | 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 | £4,458 (218th) | £2,594 (5th) | £4,718 (16th) | £2,506 | £844 (joint 342nd with 1 other) | £641 (440th) | £620 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £1,286 (joint 230th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,399 (112th) | £8,057 (58th) | £5,166 | £1,913 (421st) | £2,471 (joint 331st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,294 (joint 196th with 1 other) | £1,040 (362nd) | £322 | £1,907 (joint 286th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 282nd with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 279th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 262nd with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £5,844 (31st) | £5,412 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,179 (302nd) | £148,829 (289th) | £143,385 (204th) | £135,729 | £123,454 (319th) | £119,829 (321st) | £112,568 (338th) | £100,398 (90th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,005 (493rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £997 (521st). Rail £89 (558th).