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David Evennett

Conservative MP for Bexleyheath & Crayford

• - Shadow Minister, Universities and Skills (since 27 Jul 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 4,551 votes. — 458th 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 Evennett voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Transport, Communities and Local Government

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Thames Gateway Bridge, Thames Gateway, Sri Lanka, Building Colleges for the Future Programme, Child Support Agency

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

“I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate on the Queen's Speech. I must say how much I enjoyed the speeches made by my hon. Friends the Members for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) and for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley). Both of my hon. Friends gave us lots of ideas and things to think about as they covered areas of the Queen's Speech and the way forward on health and...”

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

“I have listened to the Secretary of State's end-of-the-pier turns with great interest, but he is being very partisan. We want to be constructive. Indeed, the whole country wants us to be constructive on the important issue of education. He has tried to entertain us, but we need some facts. Let me give him some. More than 50 per cent. of pupils are still not obtaining five good GCSEs including...”

Business, Innovation and Skills: Labour Force Re-skilling (12 Nov 2009)

“According to the recent CBI report on skills funding, this year the Government's Train to Gain programme will fund eight times more courses at level 2 and below than at level 3, with funding often just going to badge up existing skills. Does the Minister think that that lack of focus on technical skills is why four in 10 businesses say that Train to Gain adds nothing to their organisation?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 215 written questions in the last year — well above 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 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 13 annotations 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.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Evennett speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 91 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,738 (420th). Rail £747 (467th).

^** Car £2,054 (420th). Rail £670 (452nd).