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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 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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- 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)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- 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)
- 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)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- 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.
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- 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
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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 | £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).