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How David Davis voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Christmas Cards, Ministerial Visits, Police, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Identity Cards

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

Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)

“Is not the reason why the guidelines are so presumptive in favour of keeping such data that the Government mistakenly believe that they get a large advantage when it comes to solving crimes? In June, the Prime Minister made a speech in which he said that 114 murders had been made solvable and that murderers had been taken off the streets because of the breadth of the database. It would be...”

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Finance (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the per pupil average dedicated school grant will be in (a) each local authority in England and (b) England for the 2009-10 academic year.”

Written Answers — Health: Ambulance Services: Motor Vehicles (18 Nov 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many emergency response vehicles are operated by each NHS ambulance trust in England; and what the ratio is of such vehicles per 1,000 of the population.”

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• Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 322 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• 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 47% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 45 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Davis speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 366 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £907 (539th). Rail £8,299 (61st).