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David Jones
Conservative MP for Clwyd West
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Jones voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Computer Data, Departmental Publications, Wind Farms, HM Revenue and Customs, Police
(based on written questions asked by David Jones and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 22)
- Compensation Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Gcse (18 Jun 2013)
“Wales Office Ministers have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a variety of subjects which affect Wales, including the planned reform of GCSEs. It is important that students in Wales are not disadvantaged by any decisions that are made about qualifications, and I want to ensure that we can work together with the Welsh Government in the future to bolster confidence in all...”
- Written Answers — Wales: Gcse (18 Jun 2013)
“I am keen to ensure that students in Wales are not disadvantaged by any decisions that are made about qualifications, and as such the UK Government would like the new GCSE qualifications to be available to all schools in Wales. It is, however, a decision for the Welsh Government whether they are implemented in Welsh State Schools.”
- Written Answers — Wales: Gcse (18 Jun 2013)
“Matters relating to the standards of qualifications in England and Wales and the extent to which they are comparable are for the regulators. I understand that Ofqual has regular discussions with the Welsh regulator to consider matters such as these.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 157 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £16,750 (392nd) | £22,632 (253rd) | £21,014 (349th) | £21,299 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £18,495 (290th) | £18,588 (316th) | £17,797 (481st) | £21,702 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £86,527 (497th) | £81,955 (494th) | £76,207 (539th) | £57,389 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,628 (267th) | £9,806 (183rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,309 (102nd)1 | £10,917 (190th)2 | £9,967 (217th)3 | £9,111 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £199 (286th) | £196 (joint 327th with 1 other) | £102 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £392 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £666 (170th) | £560 (207th) | 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 | £3,128 (359th) | £497 (492nd) | £572 (492nd) | £537 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,011 (373rd) | £1,375 (524th) | £1,689 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £984 (585th) | £945 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £945 | |||||
| Other Costs | £1,661 (73rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £150,361 (325th) | £148,146 (306th) | £127,979 (481st) | £113,064 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,055 (180th). Rail £4,562 (204th). Air £1,411 (86th). Misc £555 (68th). Other: Mileage £30 (81st). Air £467 (9th). European £2,229 (13th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,870 (228th). Rail £5,312 (174th). Air £1,294 (93rd). Misc £385 (80th). Other: Mileage £56 (69th).
3 Car £4,527 (193rd). Rail £3,501 (242nd). Air £1,939 (99th).