• Labour MP for Stroud
• Majority: 350 votes. — 618th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How David Drew voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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

• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Home Department, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sudan, Bovine TB, Western Sahara, Bovine Tuberculosis, Housing

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

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Genetically Modified Organisms: Soya Beans (18 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on the use of (a) genetically-modified soya and (b) farm animals fed on genetically-modified soya for human consumption.”

Written Answers — Transport: Higher Civil Servants (18 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff his Department has recruited from outside the Civil Service to senior Civil Service grade posts since 30 July 2007; and of these how many such staff are members of the Nuvos pension scheme.”

Written Answers — Transport: Vehicle and Operator Services Agency: Redundancy Pay (18 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) offered different types of severance terms to (a) VOSA directors and (b) other staff working at VOSA headquarters.”

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• Has spoken in 138 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 939 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 17 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 106 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Drew speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 505 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 17 Dec 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £2,015 (427th). Rail £6,540 (111th).