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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tax Credits, Asylum, Special Educational Needs: Dyspraxia, Dyspraxia, NHS: Finance

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Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Overpayments (21 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) in how many cases overpayments of benefit have been reclaimed following the death of a claimant where such repayments were not mandatory under social security legislation in each of the last five years, broken down by benefit type; (2) in how many cases his Department has not pursued requests for repayment for overpayments following...”

Energy Regulations (Consumer Prices) (5 Feb 2008)

“It is futile to try to rank the companies, because they are all woefully inadequate by any measure, so legislation to force action on a minimum floor is the right way forward. Does my hon. Friend agree that the existing arrangements are largely a sham, and a pretext for corporate responsibility that is not real?”

Points of Order: Local Government Finance (4 Feb 2008)

“I agree with my hon. Friend in welcoming the three-year settlement; it gives local authorities such as his in Wigan and mine in Oldham and Tameside the ability to plan in a way that has been absent for many years. Does he agree, however, that we still need to press for continued redistribution to the authorities that are most in need, such as his and mine?”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Heyes speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 17 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (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)
Additional Costs Allowance£22,110 (joint 1st)£20,088£20,902 (joint 1st)£20,332 (joint 153rd)£19,351 (340th)£18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement£0£0£0£0£0£0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,441 (291st)£19,904£16,719 (423rd)£18,795 (joint 217th)£18,234 (joint 1st)£44,200 (4th)
Staffing Allowance£80,197 (439th)£75,521£62,313 (589th)£58,387 (608th)£61,319 (482nd)£26,700 (641st)
Members' Travel£12,147 (128th)*£14,064£16,008 (114th)£19,859 (55th)£20,155 (49th)£17,003 (38th)
Members' Staff Travel£1,266 (joint 91st)£1,564£1,500 (121st)£1,642 (joint 84th)£1,081 (155th)£2,164 (30th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,213 (219th)£737£835 (joint 344th)£678 (417th)£1,276 (223rd)£905 (joint 372nd)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,933 (204th)£1,113£2,374 (352nd)£740 (602nd)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,058 (joint 320th)£877£2,049 (22nd)£2,049 (18th)£2,049 (18th)£2,049 (18th)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£142,365 (230th)£133,868£122,700 (341st)£122,482 (255th)£123,465 (99th)£111,030 (18th)

* Car £5,898 (82nd). Rail £6,249 (125th).