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David Lepper
Labour MP for Brighton, Pavilion
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,030 votes. — 443rd 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 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
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)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) 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
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009)
“I apologise to my right hon. Friend for missing the first part of his speech, but I was serving on a Statutory Instrument Committee with the Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth. My right hon. Friend talked about community activity. Does he recognise the important role that local action teams play at the neighbourhood level in bringing together local residents, their...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus: Politics and Government (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the number of Turkish troops based in the Turkish-occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus: Politics and Government (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the Government has had with the government of (a) the Republic of Cyprus, (b) Greece and (c) Turkey on the continuing role of the Guarantor Powers in the context of Cyprus's membership of the EU.”
More of David Lepper's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £11,175 (545th) | £10,878 (556th) | £10,093 | £10,667 (560th) | £10,376 (558th) | £11,062 (580th) | £7,355 (592nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,265 (277th) | £20,476 (283rd) | £23,793 | £19,025 (233rd) | £18,669 (joint 358th) | £18,015 (364th) | £9,496 (534th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,376 (205th) | £86,288 (238th) | £79,614 | £68,374 (441st) | £65,884 (426th) | £63,840 (344th) | £43,595 (425th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,118 (453rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,274 (607th)* | £1,617 (600th)** | £1,415 | £2,719 (596th) | £1,784 (622nd) | £1,986 (616th) | £1,526 (611th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £119 (366th) | £121 (366th) | £128 | £218 (joint 361st) | £246 (350th) | £139 (403rd) | £101 (404th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £300 (263rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,185 (joint 160th) | £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 |
| Total | £135,533 (470th) | £134,070 (397th) | £123,205 | £115,931 (479th) | £111,385 (494th) | £99,099 (553rd) | £65,275 (627th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £348 (571st). Rail £926 (448th).