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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 moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not introduced any regulations since May 2010, within the scope of the “one in one out” and “one in two out” procedures. Most secondary legislation introduced by the FCO takes the form of Orders in Council rather than regulations and typically deals with matters such as the implementation of UN and EU sanctions and in the...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not introduced any regulations since May 2010, within the scope of the “one in one out” and “one in two out” procedures. Most secondary legislation introduced by the FCO takes the form of Orders in Council rather than regulations and typically deals with matters such as the implementation of UN and EU sanctions and in the...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not introduced any regulations since May 2010, within the scope of the “one in one out” and “one in two out” procedures. Most secondary legislation introduced by the FCO takes the form of Orders in Council rather than regulations and typically deals with matters such as the implementation of UN and EU sanctions and in the...”
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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 58.25% 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") 900 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).