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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Howarth voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (since 27 Apr 2007)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department, Health, Trade and Industry, Justice

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sustainable Development, National Identity Register, Building Regulations, Departmental Stationery, Low Carbon Buildings Programme

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

RSS feed Most recent appearances in parliament

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Serious Fraud Office (8 May 2008)

“I am not sure whether the Solicitor-General answered the question put to her by my hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael). He asked whether the Government were proposing sufficient measures in the Constitutional Renewal Bill to guarantee the independence of the prosecuting authorities from the Law Officers. Who is responsible, as between the Law Officers on the one...”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Rented Housing: Cambridgeshire (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of how much and what proportion of private rented accommodation in (a) Cambridge city council area, (b) the South Cambridgeshire district council area, (c) Cambridge constituency, (d) South Cambridgeshire constituency and (e) South East Cambridgeshire constituency are available at or below the median rent...”

Written Answers — Health: Mental Health Services: Prisoners (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of prisoners received treatment for mental illness in the last five years for which figures are available.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — 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 83% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 228 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Howarth speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 152 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Royalties and fees from books on law.
Column for Guardian Online. (Up to £5,000)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Fellowship at Clare College Cambridge, giving occasional access to college facilities.
Reader in the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (on unpaid leave 2005-10).

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

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£0£0    
London Supplement£0£0    
Incidental Expenses Provision£16,132 (536th)£27,196    
Staffing Allowance£75,096 (557th)£60,379    
Members' Travel£4,954 (472nd)*£4,503    
Members' Staff Travel£296 (joint 281st)£126    
Centrally Purchased Stationery£515 (joint 525th)£849    
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£735 (606th)£2,834N/AN/AN/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£981 (joint 446th)£981    
Other Costs£0£0    
Total£98,709 (634th)£96,868    

* 3rd party £40 (42nd). Rail £240 (514th). Other £4,232 (4th). European £442 (95th).