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David Evennett

Conservative MP for Bexleyheath & Crayford

• Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills (since 19 Jan 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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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, Communities and Local Government, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Thames Gateway Bridge, Thames Gateway, Sri Lanka, Child Support Agency, Jobseeker's Allowance: Bexley

(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

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Non-departmental Public Bodies (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people were employed by each non-departmental public body that receives funding from his Department in the last three years for which figures are available.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Train to Gain Programme (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of candidates who have registered for Train to Gain courses and are yet to start their course.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Vocational Training (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the financial contribution made to employee training by employers in each of the last five years.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 208 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 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Evennett speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 86 times in debates — well below 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.

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

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