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David Lidington
Conservative MP for Aylesbury
- Minister of State (Europe and NATO), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Lidington voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, Treasury, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Customs and Excise, RAF Halton, Vat, Climate Change Levy
(based on written questions asked by David Lidington and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Hunting Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Billing (7 Feb 2012)
“In the period 1 February 2011 to 1 February 2012, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office paid 98.9% of invoices from its private sector suppliers within 90 days. 92.5% of these were paid within 14 days. The specific breakdown of all invoices as requested can be seen in the following table. Invoice paid Total number of invoices paid Percentage (a) Within 14 19,776 92.54 (b) 15 to...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Cultural Heritage (6 Feb 2012)
“The United Kingdom has made clear, both privately and publicly, its concern that the functioning of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the fulfilment of BiH's international obligations have been threatened by the failure to date to adopt a state-level budget for 2011 or 2012. Heritage institutions have been particularly affected and a number of institutions have been forced...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government (6 Feb 2012)
“The United Kingdom continues to work closely with the Office of the High Representative and to give its full support to the High Representative Valentin Inzko. I last met Mr Inzko on 2 February 2012. The Office of the High Representative is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the civilian aspects of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (the ‘Dayton’ Agreement)...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58.79% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 21–22 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") 796 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £22,345 (176th) | £19,470 (409th) | £17,747 (451st) | £19,547 | £15,992 (464th) | £17,158 (406th) | £10,287 (586th) | £7,013 (596th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,279 (590th) | £11,239 (563rd) | £17,201 (507th) | £17,374 | £15,603 (466th) | £16,718 (538th) | £16,762 (492nd) | £17,007 (266th) |
| Staffing costs | £80,068 (568th) | £70,833 (606th) | £78,812 (479th) | £70,950 | £66,134 (521st) | £65,595 (432nd) | £67,673 (150th) | £42,693 (449th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,012 (366th) | £5,090 (457th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,046 (538th)1 | £4,659 (485th)2 | £9,664 (joint 230th with 1 other)3 | £7,500 | £8,384 (406th) | £6,849 (449th) | £5,321 (513th) | £2,396 (585th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £16 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £41 | £37 (453rd) | £17 (joint 473rd with 2 others) | £72 (joint 436th with 1 other) | £47 (439th) |
| 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 | £3,477 (323rd) | £627 (joint 411th with 3 others) | £979 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £868 | £931 (317th) | £984 (joint 259th with 1 other) | £1,377 (191st) | £1,647 (129th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,690 (269th) | £3,235 (257th) | £4,383 | £3,492 (219th) | £3,294 (227th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,283 (joint 213th with 1 other) | £1,804 (5th) | £744 | £1,240 (630th) | £1,240 (625th) | £496 (joint 643rd with 1 other) | £496 (joint 601st with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,667 (7th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,244 (564th) | £115,891 (612th) | £129,442 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £121,407 | £111,813 (527th) | £121,522 (273rd) | £101,988 (522nd) | £71,299 (583rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £778 (518th). Rail £1,138 (443rd). Misc £75 (176th). Other: Mileage £32 (80th). Rail £696 (28th). Air £327 (15th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,070 (514th). Rail £1,138 (416th). Misc £208 (117th). Other: Mileage £100 (50th). Rail £445 (49th). Air £1,698 (3rd).
3 Car £1,493 (486th). Rail £2,429 (301st). Air £4,692 (75th). Other £2 (77th). European £1,048 (41st).