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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
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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
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 79 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.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Davies speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 154 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX.
£75 received. Hours: 20 minutes. Payment sent directly to charity. (Registered 16 July 2009)
£75 received. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 November 2009)
£150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY, for completing survey. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 27 August 2009)
Bottle of wine, two slices of cake, and cheque for £20 (made payable to a charity of my choice) received from Goytre Women's Institute, c/o Gwent Federation of Women's Institutes, Suite 2, Ground Floor, Main Office Block, Avondale Business Park, Caldicot Way, Off Avondale Road, Cwmbrân, Torfaen, NP44 1UF, for giving a presentation. Estimated total value: £30. Hours: 1.5hrs. (Registered 9 September 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
14 February 2009, I attended the Wales v England Six Nations Rugby International at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Ticket and hospitality provided courtesy of Johnsey Estates (1990) Limited. (Registered 18 February 2009)
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 £1,904.
Date of receipt of donation: 2006
Date of acceptance of donation: 2006
Donor status: Police Service
(Registered 27 August 2009)
6. Overseas visits
12-19 April 2009, to Syria, as a member of a parliamentary delegation to meet government ministers, parliamentarians and business leaders. The cost of flights and hospitality was met by the British Syrian Society and the Syrian Government. (Registered 29 April 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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).