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David Heath
Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton & Frome
- Shadow Leader of the House (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 812 votes. — 610th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Heath voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Justice Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Advertising, Prisons, Tetra, Post-Mortems: Children, Immigration
(based on written questions asked by David Heath and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (32 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“I wish that that argument were more persuasive, and that there was an opportunity during the substantive debate to cover these matters. However, the accelerated procedure is predicated entirely upon the lack of opportunity to deal with these matters earlier, and we must ask the Government why that is the case. I am deeply unhappy with the accelerated procedure unless there are very strong...”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“The right hon. Gentleman, who has been in the House many years, knows that parliamentary procedure allows us to extend a day indeterminately, if we so choose. Such is the Alice in Wonderland world in which we live. I do not propose to do so, but the Minister must respond to the fact that, as has been pointed out by the right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg),...”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“But, Madam Deputy Speaker, my point is precisely about the allocation of time, because it is precisely about the justification for the fast-track procedure that is stated quite clearly in the explanatory memorandum. The case for the fast-track procedure is that no other legislation is in place, yet Lord Hope in the Supreme Court makes it abundantly clear that other legislation is in place. He...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 130 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Heath speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1355 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £23,291 (136th) | £23,002 (191st) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,947 | £19,477 (332nd) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,249 (412th) | £15,539 (286th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,584 (241st) | £20,429 (219th) | £21,506 (210th) | £20,852 | £19,300 (142nd) | £19,111 (9th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,630 (363rd) |
| Staffing costs | £91,040 (428th) | £84,508 (426th) | £80,326 (436th) | £74,757 | £65,466 (533rd) | £66,460 (397th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £46,115 (313th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,207 (359th) | £6,905 (376th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,501 (312th)3 | £6,367 (377th)2 | £6,187 (392nd)1 | £6,818 | £10,616 (318th) | £9,420 (348th) | £11,732 (258th) | £9,875 (229th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £456 (172nd) | £567 (184th) | £544 (213th) | £1,130 | £288 (328th) | £412 (291st) | £356 (309th) | £779 (165th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £765 (149th) | £603 (192nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £228 (54th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,929 (276th) | £907 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £441 (552nd) | £578 | £444 (539th) | £306 (594th) | £193 (635th) | £642 (joint 491st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,260 (334th) | £1,884 (437th) | £2,046 | £1,581 (479th) | £1,103 (547th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,265 (joint 232nd with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £2,064 (joint 10th with 5 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,676 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,001 (264th) | £146,813 (321st) | £134,056 (398th) | £128,804 | £119,236 (416th) | £119,209 (331st) | £112,808 (332nd) | £89,644 (301st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,744 (62nd). Rail £615 (480th). Misc £8 (255th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,485 (29th). Rail £726 (487th). Misc £270 (113th). Other: Mileage £20 (87th).