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David Lidington
Conservative MP for Aylesbury
- Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 11,066 votes. — 248th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Lidington 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 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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 n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burma: Ethnic Groups (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to the government of Burma on the military offensive against the Karen ethnic group; and if he will make a statement; (2) what discussions he has had at the United Nations on the Burmese offensive against the Karen ethnic group.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Delara Darabi (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made representations to the government of Iran on the execution of Delara Darabi on 1 May 2009; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Demonstrations (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise in the UN Council of Human Rights the handling by the authorities in Iran of the public demonstrations on the outcome of the recent presidential election.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 168 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 525 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £19,470 (409th) | £17,747 (451st) | £19,547 | £15,992 (464th) | £17,158 (406th) | £10,287 (586th) | £7,013 (596th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,239 (563rd) | £17,201 (507th) | £17,374 | £15,603 (466th) | £16,718 (538th) | £16,762 (492nd) | £17,007 (266th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £70,833 (606th) | £78,812 (479th) | £70,950 | £66,134 (521st) | £65,595 (432nd) | £67,673 (150th) | £42,693 (449th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,090 (457th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,659 (485th)* | £9,664 (joint 230th)** | £7,500 | £8,384 (406th) | £6,849 (449th) | £5,321 (513th) | £2,396 (585th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £41 | £37 (453rd) | £17 (joint 473rd) | £72 (joint 436th) | £47 (439th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £627 (joint 411th) | £979 (joint 287th) | £868 | £931 (317th) | £984 (joint 259th) | £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) | £1,804 (5th) | £744 | £1,240 (630th) | £1,240 (625th) | £496 (joint 643rd) | £496 (joint 601st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,667 (7th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £115,891 (612th) | £129,442 (joint 460th) | £121,407 | £111,813 (527th) | £121,522 (273rd) | £101,988 (522nd) | £71,299 (583rd) |
* 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).
** Car £1,493 (486th). Rail £2,429 (301st). Air £4,692 (75th). Other £2 (77th). European £1,048 (41st).