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David Hanson
Labour MP for Delyn
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Hanson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and 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: 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
(based on written questions asked by David Hanson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Feb 2012)
“Will the Sport Minister give an update on the participation of a British team in the Olympic football competition? As a Welsh Member of Parliament, I recognise that the Football Association of Wales has difficulties. However, does he agree that it would be a travesty if the British team comprised only English players?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Information and Communications Technology (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what savings she expects to make on policing ICT costs following the establishment of the new police information and communications technology company in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Police (8 Feb 2012)
“I am glad that we have had this debate. As there are merely two minutes for each Front-Bench spokesman to respond, I will just reiterate the key points that have been made. We are calling for the Government to reopen the Home Office funding settlement for police forces across England and Wales. As has been made clear in the contributions of my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 95 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 172 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 80.64% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 684 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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.
| 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 | £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).