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David Hamilton
Labour MP for Midlothian
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Defence, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Coal Industry, Defence Activities: Scotland, Terrorism: Detainees, Iraq, Gibraltar
(based on written questions asked by David Hamilton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Asbestos in Schools (7 Feb 2012)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend on obtaining this debate. If we can identify where the asbestos is within each school, that stops repairs being done when the people doing them do not know that there is asbestos in there. It is important that that identification is done as quickly as possible.”
- Opposition Day: [Un-Allotted Half Day] — Banking (Responsibility and Reform) (7 Feb 2012)
“Where would those chief executives go? In Europe, they would get a lot less, and in America some chief executives have gone to court and even to prison. Perhaps they want to stay where they are because they feel safe here.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Central Office of Information: Closures (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what savings he expects to be realised from the closure of the Central Office of Information; (2) if he will publish the business case for the closure of the Central Office of Information.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 42 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 74.68% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 113 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £12,727 (470th) | £17,784 (444th) | £18,948 (424th) | £18,922 | £18,371 (384th) | £19,384 (296th) | £19,600 (joint 301st with 2 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,962 (357th) | £16,114 (424th) | £20,223 (342nd) | £21,549 | £18,659 (291st) | £18,313 (428th) | £17,169 (joint 471st with 1 other) | £35,726 (11th) |
| Staffing costs | £80,947 (560th) | £78,550 (552nd) | £75,777 (548th) | £70,549 | £68,273 (445th) | £47,184 (644th) | £48,572 (629th) | £34,301 (598th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,776 (534th) | £4,893 (466th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,266 (63rd)1 | £14,435 (89th)2 | £15,340 (64th)3 | £14,604 | £17,872 (85th) | £18,833 (66th) | £18,601 (70th) | £15,939 (54th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £640 (121st) | £948 (112th) | £1,954 (42nd) | £1,982 | £956 (joint 195th with 1 other) | £3,375 (12th) | £2,077 (45th) | £2,554 (20th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £31 (334th) | £18 (358th) | 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 | £101 (641st) | £18 (641st) | £0 | £1,548 | £161 (joint 631st with 1 other) | £118 (639th) | £446 (joint 579th with 1 other) | £59 (647th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £190 (638th) | £0 | £3,529 | £714 (610th) | £348 (636th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,350 (joint 109th with 4 others) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £324 | £1,872 (joint 367th with 1 other) | £1,872 (joint 360th with 1 other) | £1,984 (joint 90th with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 88th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,450 (545th) | £134,300 (484th) | £133,384 (410th) | £133,007 | £126,878 (257th) | £109,427 (515th) | £108,449 (428th) | £108,572 (24th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £746 (521st). Rail £2,051 (348th). Air £11,995 (22nd). Misc £268 (114th). Other: Rail £206 (80th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,829 (308th). Rail £1,576 (378th). Air £9,824 (43rd). Misc £104 (155th). Other: Rail £102 (114th).
3 Car £3,172 (303rd). Rail £1,821 (350th). Air £10,347 (38th).