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David Gauke
Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire
- Shadow Minister, Treasury (since 27 Mar 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 8,473 votes. — 342nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Gauke voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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: 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 (18 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Jul 2009) has video
“The Prime Minister has twice told the House today that capital spending will continue to rise until 2011. The Red Book shows that capital spending is at £44 billion this year and will be at £36 billion next year. I am sure that the Prime Minister understands that that means a cut, starting next year. Will he correct the record now?”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of developments in Iran's nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement.”
More of David Gauke's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 184 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,186 (385th) | £16,038 (492nd) | £0 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £6,962 (626th) | £24,855 (97th) | £19,833 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £85,630 (393rd) | £69,954 (594th) | £63,066 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,426 (485th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,870 (590th)* | £2,083 (585th)** | £2,157 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £539 (joint 464th) | £958 (295th) | £1,788 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,291 (joint 510th) | £5,934 (107th) | £6,670 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £878 (619th) | £878 (joint 571st) | £878 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £121,782 (586th) | £120,700 (550th) | £94,392 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £570 (555th). Rail £1,300 (400th).