• Conservative MP for Skipton & Ripon
• Majority: 11,620 votes. — 222nd out of 631 MPs.
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How David Curry voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 18 Jan 2006)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental NDPBs, Press/Public Relations Officers, Regional Assemblies, Bees, Sudden Oak Death

(based on written questions asked by David Curry and answered by departments)

Olympics: Financial Markets (6 Oct 2008)

“We have not seen a Northern Rock-type run on the banks—mercifully—but is the Chancellor aware that there is still huge confusion on the high street? There are a lot of people trying to shuffle money, and wondering whether they ought to do so, between institutions, to find some sort of safe haven. Should we not be grateful to building societies such as Skipton and the other five...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Communities in Control (9 Jul 2008)

“The statement resembles an extremely cheap cup of cappuccino, with a huge amount of froth but no detectable coffee—I suppose that the next proposal will give people air miles for voting. Leaving that aside, will the Secretary of State assert very clearly that local democracy depends on people being representative? It does not mater how low down an organisation is, or how small the...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Social Housing (1 Jul 2008)

“But is not the recession in the housing market bound to be bad news for people who cannot afford a home at market prices? About 50 per cent. of all affordable homes in Britain are by-products of homes built at market prices, and if the Government do not think a little bit more long term about how those markets might be decoupled so that the social and affordable sector does not depend...”

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• 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 50% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Curry speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 169 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £6,046 (72nd). Rail £2,579 (289th).