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David Hamilton
Labour MP for Midlothian
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Hardly ever 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)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Thalidomide Trust (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions he has had with Ministers in the devolved administrations on the payment of grants to the Thalidomide Trust; (2) when he expects to announce his plans for funding to the Thalidomide Trust after April 2013; (3) what assessment his Department has made of the cost-effectiveness of funding it has provided to the Thalidomide Trust...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Developing Countries: Females (24 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the progress towards the 2015 targets set out in its document Choices for Women.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Motorcycles (23 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when her Department expects to respond to its consultation on a proposed European Commission Regulation on the type approval and market surveillance of 2- and 3- wheeled vehicles and quadricycles; (2) what progress has been made on reaching agreement on European Regulation COM(2010)542; (3) what her Department's negotiating position is on...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 41 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 76.28% 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).