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David Evennett
Conservative MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Evennett voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Immigration, Thames Gateway Bridge, Apprentices, Roads: Accidents, Apprentices: Bexley
(based on written questions asked by David Evennett and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Road Traffic Offences (Sentencing) (16 May 2013)
“I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr Spencer) on obtaining this afternoon’s debate on the sentencing of people convicted of road traffic offences. I commend him on his thoughtful and considered speech, which I listened to with great interest. I know that he is an assiduous and hard-working Member, serving his constituency and his constituents and raising...”
- Road Traffic Offences (Sentencing) (16 May 2013)
“I welcome any measure that helps to save lives. The issue that my hon. Friend raises is a matter for the Department for Transport, not for the Ministry of Justice, but I take on board what he said and congratulate any council that reduces the speed limit, which has a positive result, saving lives and preventing injury. Fatality, of course, holds a special place in these affairs, which is why...”
- Road Traffic Offences (Sentencing) (16 May 2013)
“We are of course aware of those statistics and look at them carefully. We are determined, in the guidelines, to encourage prosecution of the more serious offences, and we are endeavouring to do that. However, I must highlight that it is very difficult for the Ministry of Justice, because it is not our responsibility to do that. On the other hand, we are setting the guidelines and giving the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 88.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £14,235 (458th) | £13,369 (506th) | £14,454 (568th) | £11,415 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £80,845 (563rd) | £82,406 (486th) | £77,572 (511th) | £59,151 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £5,244 (468th) | £4,611 (479th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,987 (581st)1 | £2,485 (joint 571st with 1 other)2 | £2,724 (567th)3 | £2,758 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £13 (359th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £984 (608th) | £389 (547th) | £520 (522nd) | £945 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,635 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £273 (633rd) | £2,085 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,117 (joint 470th with 1 other) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £829 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £106,467 (620th) | £108,837 (624th) | £99,337 (633rd) | £79,543 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,190 (475th). Rail £794 (483rd). Misc £3 (261st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,738 (420th). Rail £747 (467th).