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David Davies
Conservative MP for Monmouth
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Davies voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- 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 against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. 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)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)
“We have learned today that in Britain’s national interest the Prime Minister is prepared to use a veto to allow national agreements and to rule out for ever Britain’s membership of the euro. Does he or anyone else in this room have any idea what the Leader of the Opposition stands for?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: China (12 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for tourist visas by Chinese nationals were (a) granted and (b) refused in the last year for which figures are available.”
- Opposition Day: [un-allotted half day] — Unemployment (14 Dec 2011)
“The right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr Byrne) and many of his colleagues have basically said that the Government should change course. I listened to them with great interest but did not hear any of them say what their course should be. I heard plenty of criticisms of the Government, but there has been no mention by the right hon. Gentleman of a coherent economic policy.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 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 80.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 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") 212 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY.
£80 received. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 1 December 2010)
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 October 2010)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 January 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 March 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 March 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 May 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 July 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 August 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 December 2011)
Surveys completed for Populus Limited, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V OAT:
£50. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 22 October 2010)
£50. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 6 January 2011)
£75. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 11 February 2011)
£75. Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated to constituency party. (Registered 24 August 2011)
Survey completed for Opinion Leader, 4th Floor, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AH. Hours: 1 hr. Donation passed to charity. (Registered 12 November 2010)
National School of Government, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue Berks SL5 0QE
£300 for delivering lectures. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 December 2010)
£300 for delivering lectures. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2011)
£300 for delivering lectures. Hours: 2 hrs (Registered 20 January 2011)
£150 for delivering lectures. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 11 February 2011)
£450 for delivering lectures. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2011)
£450 for delivering lectures. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2011)
£300 for delivering lectures. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 25 July 2011)
£150 for delivering lectures. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 November 2011)
£75 from Tinopolis, Agenda Heno Cyf, Canolfan Tinopolis, Stryd Parc, Llanelli, Sir Gaerfyrddin, SA15 3YE, for taking part in a television programme. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 October 2010)
£75 from CommunicateResearch Ltd, Coveham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3EP for taking part in their Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 1 December 2010)
Payments from Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Co. Ltd. Television and Radio Station Operators, 414 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5FT, for advice on politics and current affairs issues and creative ideas for programmes and features:
Payment of £500. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2011)
Payment of £500. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
Payment of £500. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 25 July 2011)
Payment of £1,000. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 17 October 2011)
Payment of £100 from Dods Parliamentary Service, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP, for completing four surveys. Hours: 1 hr. Payment paid directly to Monmouth Conservative Association’s Newsletter Fund. (Registered 28 June 2011)
Payment of £100 from Leftfield, 51 Clink Street Studios, Clink Street, London SE1 9DG for completing a survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 29 September 2011)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: British Transport Police
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: As a Special Constable for the British Transport Police, I am entitled to use my warrant card to travel on London Underground and on London buses. Value of an annual travel card for the London area is £2,016.
Date of receipt of donation: 2006
Date of acceptance of donation: 2006
Donor status: Police Service
(Registered 23 August 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Address of donor: 49 Queen’s Gate Gardens
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and meals; value £1,472. Receipt of gifts, estimated value £150.
Destination of visit: Morocco
Date of visit: 14-16 January 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit Western Sahara for talks with Government officials
(Registered 24 January 2011)
Name of donor:
1.All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London, London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
Address of donor:
1.c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1.£2,199.98, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
2.£1,500, flight upgrade on outward journey
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-22 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China; and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 4 January 2012)
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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).