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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.

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

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)

RSS feed 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

1 Car £6,308 (59th). Rail £551 (466th).