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David Cameron
Conservative MP for Witney
- Leader of the Opposition (since 6 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 14,156 votes. — 167th 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 Cameron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Advocacy Groups, Local Involvement Networks, Local Government: Bank Services, 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 n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video
“I welcome what the Prime Minister said, and I agree with him about the Queen's new recognition for our armed forces—we should all be incredibly proud of what they do on our behalf. Last week, it was demonstrated for everyone to see that capital spending under Labour will be cut. Now I want to turn to total spending. Does the Prime Minister accept that his own figures show that once the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video
“I think that that answer gets zero per cent. The Prime Minister said very clearly no, it will rise, so can he explain a copy of a Treasury presentation that was given to us? On page 7, there are headings for current spending and capital spending, and the headline says very clearly: "Reduction in medium-term spending". May I ask the Prime Minister, if even the Treasury is giving presentations...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Today we see a Prime Minister in full retreat. In the first answer, he says that we are going to get a zero per cent. increase in public spending—that is a new one. In the second answer, he finally admits that he is going to cut, and cut deeply, capital spending. He talks about the debate about public spending: the debate is about whether the Prime Minister can be straight with the...”
More of David Cameron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 27% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 100 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 177 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Cameron speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 458 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £19,626 (406th) | £20,563 (368th) | £21,359 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £7,588 (621st) | £16,363 (527th) | £19,719 | £18,619 (296th) | £17,752 (485th) | £17,482 (445th) | £17,204 (259th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £103,630 (5th) | £91,351 (49th) | £83,858 | £73,882 (198th) | £71,007 (165th) | £67,696 (149th) | £57,267 (35th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,200 (552nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,086 (611th)* | £970 (618th)** | £2,666 | £5,387 (522nd) | £5,379 (507th) | £5,141 (joint 523rd) | £4,657 (483rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £348 (256th) | £323 (266th) | £133 | £0 | £344 (313th) | £0 | £68 (424th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £652 (173rd) | 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 | £2,594 (5th) | £4,718 (16th) | £2,506 | £844 (joint 342nd) | £641 (440th) | £620 (joint 512th) | £1,286 (joint 230th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,399 (112th) | £8,057 (58th) | £5,166 | £1,913 (421st) | £2,471 (joint 331st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,294 (joint 196th) | £1,040 (362nd) | £322 | £1,907 (joint 286th) | £1,907 (joint 282nd) | £1,907 (joint 279th) | £1,907 (joint 262nd) |
| Other Costs | £5,412 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,829 (289th) | £143,385 (204th) | £135,729 | £123,454 (319th) | £119,829 (321st) | £112,568 (338th) | £100,398 (90th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £997 (521st). Rail £89 (558th).