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David Hanson
Labour MP for Delyn

    • Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How David Hanson voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Justice, Energy and Climate Change, Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Taxation, Revenue and Customs: Manpower, Tax Avoidance, National Insurance Contributions, Green Deal Scheme

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)

    “Now that the Chancellor has dug himself out of that hole, will he turn his attention to another one—the caravan tax? In my area of north Wales, the North Wales Tourist Board estimates that a 30% drop in sales, on the Chancellor’s figures, will lead to job losses and a reduction in the tourism industry. In the constituencies of my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon...”

    Energy and Climate Change: Feed-in Tariffs (17 May 2012)

    “What assessment he has made of the change in the number of solar panel installations since he announced changes to the feed-in tariff.”

    Energy and Climate Change: Feed-in Tariffs (17 May 2012)

    “I hear what the Secretary of State says, and I heard what he said in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), but I can tell him that in my constituency there has been a catastrophic collapse in the demand for feed-in tariffs. It has been particularly catastrophic for small...”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 148 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 81.39% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 44 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Hanson’s activity.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 696 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:
    March /April 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
    May 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 6 June 2011)
    June 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 1 July 2011)
    July 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 15 August 2011)
    October-November 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 14 December 2011)
    November-December 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 3 January 2012)
    January-February 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 21 February 2012)
    February-March 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 26 April 2012)
    Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for survey of MPs:
    Payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 3 August 2011)
    Payment of £150. Hurs; 1.5 hrs. (Registered 14 February 2012)
    Payments from Dod’s Parliamentary Communications, 21 Dartmouth St, London SW1H 9BP, for Criminal Justice Sector Knowledge Seminars:
    Payment of £150 Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 14 February 2012)
    Payment of £100 from Dod’s Parliamentary Communications, 21 Dartmouth St, London SW1H 9BP, for four surveys. Hours: 1.25 hrs. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 3 August 2011)
    4. Sponsorships
    (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    (b) Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
    (b) Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC1N 6RH
    (b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ad hoc advice provided to the frontbench Treasury team during the passage of the Finance (No.3) Bill to the value of £55,800
    (b) Date of receipt: 4 April – 31 July 2011
    (b) Date of acceptance: 31 July 2011
    (b) Donor status: limited liability partnership
    (b) (Registered 23 August 2011)

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) £23,048 (177th) £21,593 (301st) £10,399 £12,422 (537th) £15,818 (448th) £15,922 (499th) £13,774 (joint 457th with 1 other)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £13 (joint 130th with 7 others)
    Office running costs£11,195 (559th) £12,250 (535th) £18,956 (435th) £12,509 £14,754 (joint 496th with 1 other) £16,877 (531st) £18,194 (275th) £12,123 (461st)
    Staffing costs£93,549 (373rd) £86,672 (361st) £84,469 (316th) £78,139 £70,335 (345th) £66,910 (379th) £63,533 (369th) £49,977 (183rd)
    Communications Allowance£8,264 (356th) £9,438 (238th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£12,656 (117th)1 £12,172 (143rd)2 £8,137 (301st)3 £6,707 £16,181 (106th) £19,607 (57th) £16,492 (104th) £15,543 (61st)
    Members' Staff Travel£140 (joint 317th with 1 other) £419 (234th) £609 (196th) £190 £0 £725 (207th) £705 (209th) £864 (157th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£879 (136th) £1,743 (73rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£100 (81st) £971 (22nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,206 (108th) £1,270 (134th) £1,149 (241st) £1,222 £1,029 (278th) £945 (281st) £1,823 (109th) £1,491 (172nd)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,696 (87th) £4,389 (170th) £2,228 £3,257 (236th) £3,248 (235th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,115 (473rd) £904 (joint 560th with 3 others) £0 £2,041 (joint 24th with 2 others) £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others) £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others) £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,653 (53rd) £0 £0
    Total£156,995 (238th) £153,794 (205th) £140,206 (282nd) £111,394 £120,019 (399th) £127,824 (158th) £118,710 (199th) £95,826 (153rd)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,249 (348th). Rail £9,749 (50th). Air £517 (119th). Misc £141 (149th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,381 (356th). Rail £9,386 (59th). Air £210 (142nd). Misc £195 (124th).

    3 Car £2,205 (400th). Rail £4,751 (189th). Air £1,181 (113th).