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David Lammy
Labour MP for Tottenham
- Minister of State (Higher Education and Intellectual Property), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 Oct 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 22 June 2000 — Byelection
- Majority: 13,034 votes. — 34th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Lammy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Young Offenders, Equal Treatment Directives, Departmental Review, Welfare to Work, New Deal for Communities
(based on written questions asked by David Lammy and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Student Numbers (8 Feb 2010)
“Information on the numbers of students who withdrew from higher education between September and December in each of the last five years is not available. The numbers and proportions of all UK-domiciled full-time first degree entrants who were no longer in education after their first year (non-continuation rate) are provided as an alternative in the table. The Higher Education Statistics...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: International Cooperation (5 Feb 2010)
“I have instructed my officials to take every opportunity to press for more transparency in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. They have consistently argued for more transparency in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. The issue was raised again during the EU co-ordination meetings and in several bilateral discussions at the talks in Mexico during 26- 291...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Education Maintenance Allowance (5 Feb 2010)
“The information requested is in the table. Grants for maintenance-Tyne and Wear and England( 1) Academic year Grant Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside South Tyneside Sunderland England 2004/05 HE Grant Students - - - n/a n/a 101,800 Average (£) - - - 860 2005/06 HE Grant Students 710 1,050 640 580...”
More of David Lammy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 388 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,041 (537th) | £13,222 (558th) | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,281 (joint 104th with 6 others) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,484 (449th) | £18,828 (301st) | £24,282 (115th) | £19,945 | £16,847 (418th) | £18,607 (joint 382nd with 2 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £4,627 (624th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,914 (31st) | £93,013 (102nd) | £83,397 (356th) | £84,112 | £79,941 (45th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,196 (36th) | £62,444 (11th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,998 (367th) | £9,874 (173rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,248 (607th)3 | £1,485 (602nd)2 | £342 (630th)1 | £1,673 | £1,320 (635th) | £924 (joint 637th with 2 others) | £2,255 (612th) | £2,422 (584th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £5,374 (157th) | £1,427 (joint 107th with 1 other) | £1,613 (140th) | £1,592 | £2,705 (64th) | £1,098 (224th) | £1,376 (192nd) | £1,258 (joint 241st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,475 (105th) | £2,365 (358th) | £2,705 | £3,479 (220th) | £3,245 (236th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,310 (joint 167th with 2 others) | £1,125 (joint 205th with 11 others) | £0 | £1,916 (273rd) | £1,916 (269th) | £1,916 (joint 264th with 1 other) | £1,916 (joint 250th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,257 (27th) | £3,215 (15th) |
| Total | £139,934 (455th) | £133,224 (497th) | £115,836 (581st) | £112,640 | £107,826 (571st) | £114,390 (435th) | £115,737 (262nd) | £75,882 (535th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,096 (425th). Other: Rail £389 (54th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,248 (429th).