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David Curry

Conservative MP for Skipton & Ripon


  • Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
  • Majority: 11,620 votes. — 224th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Curry voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • 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)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 21 (18 Jun 2009)

“The mastodons done good!”

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 16 (18 Jun 2009)

“I am leaving voluntarily, I assure you.”

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 16 (18 Jun 2009)

“It is possible for both parties to be right in an argument. The right hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich makes a good point in saying that we need to drive up standards. It is also the case that many of us will know extremely good councillors who have been subject to what are quite frankly malicious complaints and have had cases drag on for months, destabilising their work and causing...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • 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 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
  • 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Curry speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 818 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Column for Local Government Chronicle. (Up to £5,000)

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£9,439 (562nd) £9,059 (567th) £9,580 £20,902 (joint 1st) £10,192 (560th) £18,883 (373rd) £16,856 (97th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£18,172 (339th) £7,972 (631st) £10,008 £10,411 (598th) £16,441 (545th) £6,339 (650th) £16,404 (287th)
Staffing Allowance£90,382 (204th) £90,037 (72nd) £85,528 £81,439 (33rd) £71,773 (joint 85th) £59,196 (540th) £36,728 (572nd)
Communications Allowance£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,956 (224th)* £8,625 (281st)** £7,568 £14,545 (155th) £12,132 (240th) £10,390 (310th) £9,438 (247th)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £127 £0 £94 (428th) £0 £0
Members' Spouse Travel£32 (349th) 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£591 (joint 434th) £163 (635th) £665 £339 (577th) £486 (519th) £441 (584th) £674 (471st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,237 (339th) £940 (592nd) £1,420 £2,172 (377th) £858 (joint 586th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,090 (joint 500th) £956 (joint 480th) £0 £1,725 (joint 503rd) £1,725 (joint 494th) £1,725 (joint 467th) £1,725 (398th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£131,899 (510th) £117,752 (571st) £114,896 £131,533 (160th) £113,701 (450th) £96,974 (571st) £81,825 (460th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,090 (20th). Rail £2,834 (302nd). Misc £21 (229th). Other: Rail £11 (195th).

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