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David Lidington
Conservative MP for Aylesbury
- - Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs (since 27 Jul 2009)
- 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
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 — Prime Minister: Iraq Committee of Inquiry (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Prime Minister if he will instruct the Iraq Committee of Inquiry to investigate the treatment of former Iraqi locally employed civilians by Government (a) departments and (b) agencies.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Hossein Rassam (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with foreign counterparts on securing the release of Hossein Rassam; and if he will make a statement.”
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (11 Nov 2009)
“I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Manchester, Central (Tony Lloyd) on securing the debate and on the quality of his opening speech. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of travelling with the hon. Gentleman and the right hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Des Browne) to Washington, where we met various representatives of the United States Administration to discuss the matters we...”
More of David Lidington's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 174 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 2008, 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") 533 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
17 August 2009, completed opinion research survey for Communicate Research Ltd of Coverham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3EP. Fee of £75 donated directly to charity. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 6 September 2009)
19 August 2009, completed opinion research survey for BPRI of 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Fee of £75 donated directly to charity. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 6 September 2009)
21 August 2009, completed opinion research survey for Ipsos MORI of 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY. Fee of £150 donated directly to charity. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 6 September 2009)
26 August 2009, completed opinion research survey for Populus Limited of Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Fee of £50 donated directly to charity. Hours: 10mins. (Registered 6 September 2009)
6. Overseas visits
28 July-1 August 2008, to Iran in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Office Minister, for meetings with Iranian politicians and officials. Flights and accommodation were paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. Some internal travel and hospitality was provided by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Registered 7 August 2008)
6-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 15 September 2008)
30 October-3 November 2008, to Oman in my capacity as Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs as part of a cross-party parliamentary delegation. Flights, accommodation and internal travel were paid for by the State Council of the Sultanate of Oman. (Registered 4 November 2008)
6-11 January 2009, to Syria and Lebanon in my capacity as Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. The visit was organised and paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. Accommodation and some hospitality in Syria were paid for by the Syrian Parliament. (Registered 19 January 2009)
10-14 June 2009, to the Republic of Korea for the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future. My travel and hotel costs were met by the Forum. (Registered 22 June 2009)
Name of donor: British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
Address of donor: The Grayston Centre, 2nd Floor, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4592
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Date of visit: 8-12 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet US politicians and officials to discuss nuclear proliferation and multilateral disarmament.
(Registered 12 October 2009)
Name of donor: 1) Conservative Middle East Council
2) Cairo, Egypt
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) £500 re flights
2) £980 re accommodation, food, internal travel
Destination of visit: Cairo, Egypt
Date of visit: 27 September-1 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet Egyptian parliamentary, government and business leaders in capacity as Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister
(Registered 26 October 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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).