• Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 13,952 votes. — 58th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How David Heyes voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

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

(based on written questions asked by David Heyes and answered by departments)

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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• 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?)

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Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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

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