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David Kidney
Former Labour MP for Stafford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 2,121 votes. — 555th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Kidney voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty (8 Apr 2010) has video
“The 2008 fuel poverty statistics report will be published on 14 October 2010. This will contain the 2008 fuel poverty numbers for England and the UK. Final figures can be produced only after analysis of the detailed housing survey results. However, to address this lag, we published projected levels of fuel poverty for 2008 and 2009 in England in the most recent annual report on fuel poverty...”
- Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty (8 Apr 2010) has video
“The hon. Gentleman, who is my near neighbour in Staffordshire, is right that there were sustained price rises between 2004 and 2008 that have increased fuel poverty. That is a matter of concern to all hon. Members. We are adapting our policies to cope with that, not least, I hope, by obtaining the House's final approval tonight for the Energy Bill, which will allow us to introduce social...”
- Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Poverty (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I am sure it is right that a diverse energy supply will help us to keep control of energy prices, and clean fossil fuels such as coal will assist in that. That is why we are world leaders with our levy for supporting four commercial demonstration models of carbon capture and storage.”
More of David Kidney's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90.37% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 42 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 514 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £18,230 (351st) | £19,680 (405th) | £16,186 (486th) | £15,448 | £12,838 (529th) | £14,799 (475th) | £13,958 (542nd) | £9,049 (578th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £26,298 (34th) | £21,442 (129th) | £22,684 (167th) | £25,395 | £19,322 (joint 101st with 3 others) | £18,618 (380th) | £18,214 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £16,783 (274th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,480 (320th) | £89,082 (269th) | £83,791 (342nd) | £69,802 | £68,705 (423rd) | £67,940 (324th) | £65,043 (308th) | £43,929 (405th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,017 (129th) | £7,481 (358th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,660 (462nd)1 | £5,105 (459th)2 | £5,091 (465th)3 | £4,901 | £4,793 (541st) | £4,477 (540th) | £4,184 (556th) | £3,027 (565th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £364 (204th) | £940 (joint 113th with 1 other) | £532 (215th) | £854 | £616 (252nd) | £514 (263rd) | £444 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £713 (187th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £191 (282nd) | £202 (296th) | 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 | £4,013 (267th) | £1,796 (49th) | £2,623 (58th) | £1,774 | £2,445 (76th) | £1,124 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £1,123 (280th) | £1,825 (joint 101st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,774 (joint 154th with 1 other) | £6,475 (92nd) | £4,739 | £9,091 (55th) | £4,146 (155th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,220 (joint 294th with 1 other) | £1,017 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £877 | £1,862 (joint 382nd with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 376th with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 366th with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 341st with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,949 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £160,253 (193rd) | £150,722 (257th) | £138,399 (313th) | £130,739 | £119,672 (405th) | £113,480 (joint 455th with 1 other) | £104,828 (490th) | £77,188 (523rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,651 (199th). Other: Rail £9 (168th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £5,105 (183rd).