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David Gauke
Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Gauke voted on key issues:

  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 moderately against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes

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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

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (21 May 2013)

“I have replied to the hon. Member.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Mobile Phones (21 May 2013)

“I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 674W.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland (21 May 2013)

“I would refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 678W. HMRC periodically publishes its performance statistics at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/bus-plan-qds.htm and now at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-ind icators”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 33 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 86.57% 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

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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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
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).

3 Car £983 (534th). Rail £1,100 (410th).