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David Lepper
Labour MP for Brighton, Pavilion
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 5,030 votes. — 444th 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 Lepper voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, South East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Chancellor
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Legal Services Commission, Public Sector Leasehold, Dementia, Education, Schools (Brighton and Hove)
(based on written questions asked by David Lepper and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Thameslink (2 Feb 2010)
“I suspect that my hon. Friend will give us some more information about the number of workers employed on the scheme. Does he share my concern that possible redundancies of some of Network Rail's engineering staff could compromise not only the Thameslink programme, but important maintenance work in the whole Southern region?”
- Thameslink (2 Feb 2010)
“Does my hon. Friend agree that First Capital Connect should have been swifter in coming forward with a compensation package for regular travellers on the line, and does he share my hope that even now it will widen the scope of that package?”
- Petitions: Badman Report (Brighton Pavilion) (8 Dec 2009) has video
“I am proud to present a petition on behalf of 49 constituents in Brighton, Pavilion. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Brighton Pavilion parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report, which suggests closer monitoring of home educators, including a compulsory annual registration...”
More of David Lepper's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 46 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 196 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Lepper speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — well below 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 | £11,371 (484th) | £11,175 (545th) | £10,878 (556th) | £10,093 | £10,667 (560th) | £10,376 (558th) | £11,062 (580th) | £7,355 (592nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,075 (211th) | £19,265 (277th) | £20,476 (283rd) | £23,793 | £19,025 (233rd) | £18,669 (joint 358th with 2 others) | £18,015 (364th) | £9,496 (534th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,444 (291st) | £90,376 (205th) | £86,288 (238th) | £79,614 | £68,374 (441st) | £65,884 (426th) | £63,840 (344th) | £43,595 (425th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,189 (499th) | £5,118 (453rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,239 (608th)3 | £1,274 (607th)2 | £1,617 (600th)1 | £1,415 | £2,719 (596th) | £1,784 (622nd) | £1,986 (616th) | £1,526 (611th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £126 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £119 (366th) | £121 (366th) | £128 | £218 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £246 (350th) | £139 (403rd) | £101 (404th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £301 (249th) | £300 (263rd) | 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 | £6,305 (100th) | £1,185 (joint 160th with 2 others) | £2,210 (81st) | £1,475 | £2,327 (86th) | £2,336 (43rd) | £2,660 (33rd) | £1,805 (105th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,813 (6th) | £11,736 (22nd) | £6,687 | £11,204 (35th) | £10,693 (21st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £908 (613th) | £744 (615th) | £0 | £1,397 (608th) | £1,397 (595th) | £1,397 (579th) | £1,397 (506th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,051 (453rd) | £135,533 (470th) | £134,070 (397th) | £123,205 | £115,931 (479th) | £111,385 (494th) | £99,099 (553rd) | £65,275 (627th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £348 (571st). Rail £926 (448th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £449 (546th). Rail £790 (484th).