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David Davis
Conservative MP for Haltemprice & Howden
- Also represented Booth Ferry
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 15,355 votes. — 1st 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 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 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
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)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I commend my right hon. Friend on making an astonishingly informative speech. To reinforce his comment about politicians being involved, everything that he has described is mirrored in similar failures—constitutional, structural, governmental and decision-making failures—in the United States. They have come out recently because of the torture issue and how legality was bypassed,...”
- Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)
“I have been contrasting the approach that the Government have taken in the case of Equitable Life with the much better approach that was taken over the state earnings-related pension scheme disaster, which the hon. Gentleman may remember. One reason for the difference in approach was that, after the SERPS disaster, two Committees of the House—the Public Accounts Committee and the Public...”
- Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)
“I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman's conclusion, but he made a comment earlier that may not be true. He said that it will cost more if the Government take a long time to deal with the issue. The very fact that he just mentioned a death rate of 15 a day—thousands a year—may mean that this gets cheaper over time. Would he ask the Minister how much is being saved as a result...”
More of David Davis's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 40% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 49 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Davis speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 731 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £17,643 (joint 447th) | £21,533 (309th) | £21,541 | £19,404 (340th) | £19,617 (286th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,206 (424th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,258 (278th) | £17,140 (509th) | £16,501 | £17,875 (367th) | £18,439 (416th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,214 (408th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,036 (314th) | £79,217 (470th) | £81,475 | £71,464 (273rd) | £62,889 (543rd) | £65,555 (243rd) | £53,915 (88th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,871 (532nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,794 (196th)* | £9,206 (259th)** | £9,546 | £12,966 (224th) | £9,333 (350th) | £9,515 (345th) | £6,731 (380th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £94 (joint 377th) | £804 (156th) | £361 | £752 (227th) | £112 (joint 415th) | £364 (300th) | £385 (joint 280th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £462 (515th) | £1,342 (190th) | £1,887 | £681 (joint 415th) | £973 (joint 265th) | £930 (368th) | £538 (534th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,489 (475th) | £3,515 (232nd) | £3,673 | £1,753 (445th) | £2,175 (375th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,316 (joint 163rd) | £1,142 (joint 175th) | £468 | £1,790 (466th) | £1,790 (458th) | £1,790 (437th) | £1,470 (joint 480th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,963 (390th) | £133,899 (401st) | £135,452 | £126,685 (259th) | £115,328 (407th) | £116,110 (254th) | £90,459 (282nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £993 (522nd). Rail £8,369 (79th). Misc £57 (192nd). Other: Rail £970 (21st). Air £405 (13th).