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David Heyes
Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Heyes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Inland Waterways: Dredging, Asylum, Tax Credits, Special Educational Needs: Dyspraxia, Dyspraxia
(based on written questions asked by David Heyes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 21)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Passive Flue Gas Systems (Strategy): United Kingdom Statistics Authority (13 Dec 2011)
“I have served on the Public Administration Committee both under the hon. Gentleman’s chairmanship and for many years before that, and only recently have we taken on the responsibility for pre-appointment hearings. Does he agree that this is a fine example of how a pre-appointment hearing can work to produce an excellent candidate, whom we talked about earlier, in a sensitive and...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Inland Waterways: Dredging (28 Nov 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects the backlog of dredging on British Waterways’ canals and rivers to be cleared.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Inland Waterways: Dredging (21 Nov 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate she has made of the length of waterways managed by British Waterways that require dredging; and what the cost would be of carrying out such dredging; (2) what estimate she has made of the length of British Waterways' canals and rivers to be dredged in 2011-12.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below 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 68.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 22 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £19,017 (324th) | £22,861 (227th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,088 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,332 (joint 153rd with 5 others) | £19,351 (340th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,634 (237th) | £19,911 (244th) | £20,441 (291st) | £19,904 | £16,719 (423rd) | £18,795 (joint 217th with 5 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £44,200 (4th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,706 (248th) | £81,934 (496th) | £80,197 (439th) | £75,521 | £62,313 (589th) | £58,387 (608th) | £61,319 (482nd) | £26,700 (641st) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,870 (451st) | £4,218 (492nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,393 (227th)1 | £9,458 (240th)2 | £12,147 (128th)3 | £14,064 | £16,008 (114th) | £19,859 (55th) | £20,155 (49th) | £17,003 (38th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £707 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £1,266 (joint 91st with 1 other) | £1,564 | £1,500 (121st) | £1,642 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £1,081 (155th) | £2,164 (30th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £857 (138th) | £902 (133rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,676 (joint 560th with 1 other) | £260 (603rd) | £1,213 (219th) | £737 | £835 (joint 344th with 1 other) | £678 (417th) | £1,276 (223rd) | £905 (joint 372nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £283 (633rd) | £3,933 (204th) | £1,113 | £2,374 (352nd) | £740 (602nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,222 (joint 290th with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £877 | £2,049 (22nd) | £2,049 (18th) | £2,049 (18th) | £2,049 (18th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £154,153 (274th) | £141,756 (393rd) | £142,365 (230th) | £133,868 | £122,700 (341st) | £122,482 (255th) | £123,465 (99th) | £111,030 (18th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,270 (158th). Rail £5,123 (182nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,668 (65th). Rail £3,766 (250th). Misc £24 (224th).