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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.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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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)

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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...”

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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

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment from Associated Newspapers (Daily and Sunday Mail) for two articles. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 25 February 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donations to fund my campaign for civil liberties, which includes, but is not limited to, the by-election campaign, from:
P J Hall, London (personal donation)
Anders U Schroder, London (personal donation)
(Registered 18 June 2008)
Robert C B Miller, London (personal donation)
(Registered 28 August 2008)
Donation from Michael Hintze towards my Afghan Project. The donation was used to meet the costs of a visit to the region, 1-11 October, 2008, including provision of a video camera. (Registered 10 November 2008)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
17 July 2008, helicopter flight from Sennybridge, Powys to London Battersea Heliport provided by Tony Buckingham, of Beaulieu, Hampshire. (Registered 31 July 2008)
6. Overseas visits
26-30 April 2009, to Los Angeles California, to attend and speak at the Milken Institute Global Conference. The costs of my flights and accommodation was met by The Legatum Institute, London. (Registered 12 May 2009)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

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