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David Davies
Conservative MP for Monmouth
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Davies voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Work and Pensions, Defence, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Parliamentary Questions, Departmental Assets, Departmental Internet, Equality and Diversity
(based on written questions asked by David Davies and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Housing Benefit (15 May 2013)
“Is it not the case that, despite the jeering and catcalls from Opposition Members, they will make no commitment to reverse those reforms, which have been introduced because of the financial mess the country is in? They know that better than most since they were the ones who caused it.”
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“Will the hon. Lady give way?”
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“rose—”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 74.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 246 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 June 2012)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 July 2012)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 September 2012)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 December 2012)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 January 2013)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 8 March 2013)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 2 April 2013)
Surveys completed for Populus Limited, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V OAT:
Payment of £100 from Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP, for completing a survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 July 2012)
Payment of £70 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for taking part in a survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 24 August 2012)
Payments from Capita Plc, 2nd Floor, 17-19 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1LA, for delivering lectures:
Payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 August 2012)
Payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 8 March 2013)
Payments from Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Co Ltd (television and radio station operators), 414 Chiswick Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5TF, for advice on politics, current affairs and creative issues:
24 October 2012, received payment of £500 Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 29 October 2012)
Received payment of £1,000. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 29 April 2013)
Payment of £450 received from Capita Business Services, 2nd floor, 17-19 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1LA, for delivering three lectures. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,002.94, covering travel costs, accommodation and subsistence
Destination of visit: West Bank and Israel
Date of visit: 7-11 June 2012
Purpose of visit: Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group delegation
(Registered 14 June 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
As a Special Constable for the British Transport Police, I am entitled to use my warrant card to travel on the London Transport system. The value of an all zones annual travel card for the London area is £3,168 in 2013. This benefit was first received in 2006.
(Registered 23 August 2011; updated 29 August 2012 and 2 April 2013)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,816 (86th) | £23,020 (188th) | £22,101 (joint 203rd with 2 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,603 (143rd) | £23,056 (90th) | £21,708 (198th) | £16,878 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £81,247 (557th) | £81,646 (505th) | £54,197 (640th) | £45,717 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £20,557 (10th) | £17,097 (11th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,473 (60th)1 | £11,759 (152nd)2 | £11,274 (157th)3 | £9,346 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £488 (215th) | £130 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £456 (208th) | £208 (295th) | 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 | £2,245 (joint 484th with 1 other) | £525 (475th) | £643 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £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 with 3 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £165,397 (121st) | £160,198 (99th) | £113,376 (593rd) | £97,910 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,666 (211th). Rail £8,175 (73rd). Misc £767 (52nd). Other: Mileage £501 (15th). Air £429 (10th). European £1,935 (18th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,138 (197th). Rail £5,889 (158th). Misc £927 (36th). Other: Mileage £496 (12th). Air £309 (20th).
3 Car £2,413 (376th). Rail £7,664 (76th). Air £401 (167th). European £796 (54th).