• Conservative MP for Monmouth
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 4,527 votes. — 465th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

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
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

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, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Parliamentary Questions, Departmental Assets, Equality and Diversity, Departmental Spending

(based on written questions asked by David Davies and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: JP Morgan (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much the Cabinet Office paid to JP Morgan in each year since 1997; and what the purpose of each payment was.”

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Departmental Written Questions (9 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many days it took on average to answer written parliamentary questions tabled by each hon. Member for answer by him in the last six months.”

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Departmental Freedom of Information (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many freedom of information requests made to the Government Equalities Office (GEO) were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days, (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as a reason not to provide the requested information since the GEO...”

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• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 228 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• 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 61% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to 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") 110 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,413 (376th). Rail £7,664 (76th). Air £401 (167th). European £796 (54th).