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David Gauke
Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire
- Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- 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 Gauke voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Education and Skills, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Open Source Software, Departmental Computers, Police, Outsourcing, Child Benefit: Personal Records
(based on written questions asked by David Gauke and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Banking Bill Committee (12 out of 17)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 24)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Corporation Tax (15 May 2013)
“Treasury Ministers do not hold discussions on corporation tax payments with companies, nor do they have access to the details of companies' or individuals’ tax affairs, as the tax system is administered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC has a statutory duty of taxpayer confidentiality and so cannot disclose this information to either HM Treasury or to the wider public, other than...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Goldman Sachs (15 May 2013)
“HMRC has a statutory duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality and may not disclose information unless the limited and controlled circumstances set out in the statute creating HMRC apply.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Income Tax (15 May 2013)
“Estimated cost of reducing the additional rate of income tax to 45% is available on the Government website, Budget 2013, table 2.2: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2013-docum ents”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 613 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 – 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 | £20,506 (261st) | £20,186 (385th) | £16,038 (492nd) | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £15,011 (430th) | £6,962 (626th) | £24,855 (97th) | £19,833 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £80,086 (567th) | £85,630 (393rd) | £69,954 (594th) | £63,066 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £3,846 (513th) | £4,426 (485th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,078 (577th)1 | £1,870 (590th)2 | £2,083 (585th)3 | £2,157 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,255 (237th) | £539 (joint 464th with 1 other) | £958 (295th) | £1,788 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,291 (joint 510th with 1 other) | £5,934 (107th) | £6,670 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £878 (619th) | £878 (joint 571st with 3 others) | £878 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £125,783 (567th) | £121,782 (586th) | £120,700 (550th) | £94,392 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £331 (554th). Rail £1,391 (419th). Other: Mileage £78 (61st). Air £278 (23rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £570 (555th). Rail £1,300 (400th).