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David Laws
Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil
- Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,562 votes. — 340th 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 Laws voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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: Children, Schools and Families, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Health, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tax Credits, Pensions, Child Support Agency, Parliamentary Questions, Euro
(based on written questions asked by David Laws and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he will make a final decision on the 199 proposals shortlisted by the Local Government Association under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 sent to him on 22 December 2009.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pre-School Education: Finance (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on extending the pre-school entitlement to two year-olds in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Gcse (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of students achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher reckoned by (a) grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and (b) all grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and other accredited qualifications equivalent to a GCSE in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement.”
More of David Laws's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 364 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Laws speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 378 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £15,962 (joint 410th with 1 other) | £19,251 (414th) | £21,065 (344th) | £18,887 | £16,870 (435th) | £13,321 (512th) | £18,459 (396th) | £16,449 (123rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,001 (124th) | £21,425 (131st) | £25,795 (79th) | £23,999 | £19,273 (joint 167th with 2 others) | £18,784 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £18,228 (joint 213th with 2 others) | £20,282 (158th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,397 (147th) | £90,287 (212th) | £81,920 (401st) | £80,068 | £70,378 (321st) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,591 (233rd) | £52,721 (107th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,162 (223rd) | £9,907 (168th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,822 (207th)3 | £8,012 (joint 296th with 1 other)2 | £6,859 (350th)1 | £7,585 | £13,308 (204th) | £10,929 (289th) | £12,811 (207th) | £7,467 (349th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £205 (278th) | £124 (362nd) | £230 (joint 313th with 1 other) | £150 | £347 (314th) | £158 (383rd) | £242 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £395 (276th) |
| 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 | £6,557 (80th) | £987 (227th) | £1,451 (170th) | £1,334 | £1,235 (joint 221st with 1 other) | £2,068 (58th) | £1,835 (107th) | £2,080 (65th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,186 (48th) | £8,325 (53rd) | £6,887 | £6,415 (91st) | £13,694 (10th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,332 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £1,125 (joint 205th with 11 others) | £0 | £1,945 (joint 204th with 5 others) | £1,945 (joint 199th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 186th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £165,106 (126th) | £156,511 (156th) | £146,770 (141st) | £138,910 | £129,771 (198th) | £128,922 (136th) | £119,111 (191st) | £101,339 (75th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,430 (39th). Rail £1,056 (432nd). Other: Rail £526 (42nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,550 (11th). Rail £2,207 (335th). Misc £15 (239th). Other: Rail £50 (132nd).