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David Davies
Conservative MP for Monmouth
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 4,527 votes. — 469th 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 Davies voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Work and Pensions, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Parliamentary Questions, Departmental Assets, Equality and Diversity, Discrimination
(based on written questions asked by David Davies and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Forensic Science Service: Chepstow (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings he has had to discuss the future of the Forensic Science Service Laboratory in Chepstow in the last eight months.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Fossil Fuels (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the level of levies to be placed on fossil fuels in order to fund the proposed renewable heat incentive; and, what assessment has been made of the distributional effect on household incomes of such levies.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009)
“Does the Prime Minister agree that the Ministry of Defence should publish regular figures showing the number of soldiers who have lost limbs or suffered other life-changing injuries in Afghanistan? If he does, will he let me have those figures by the end of the week?”
More of David Davies's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Davies speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 153 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,020 (188th) | £22,101 (joint 203rd) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,056 (90th) | £21,708 (198th) | £16,878 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £81,646 (505th) | £54,197 (640th) | £45,717 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £17,097 (11th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,759 (152nd)* | £11,274 (157th)** | £9,346 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £488 (215th) | £130 (joint 361st) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £208 (295th) | 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 | £525 (475th) | £643 (joint 449th) | £849 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,360 (499th) | £2,309 (367th) | £2,472 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,039 (joint 547th) | £1,014 (joint 385th) | £1,014 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £160,198 (99th) | £113,376 (593rd) | £97,910 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,138 (197th). Rail £5,889 (158th). Misc £927 (36th). Other: Mileage £496 (12th). Air £309 (20th).
** Car £2,413 (376th). Rail £7,664 (76th). Air £401 (167th). European £796 (54th).