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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. — 249th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010) has video
“The Minister is letting election fever get the better of him. Our position is that we are strongly inclined in favour of a judge-led inquiry, but we know that, first, there are possible legal proceedings that would affect, or probably affect, the timing of any such inquiry; and secondly, if my party forms the next Government, we would have access to information, and it would be possible to...”
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010)
“I add my salute to members of the Intelligence and Security Committee and, in particular, to the four members who have announced that they intend to leave the House at the forthcoming general election: the hon. Member for Wirral, South (Ben Chapman); my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Devizes (Mr. Ancram); my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Mr. Mates), who I...”
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010) has video
“The Minister says the doyen, but I suppose he is more continentally minded than I am. Above all, I pay tribute to the ISC's Chairman, the right hon. Member for Pontypridd (Dr. Howells). Listening to the tributes during today's debate, he must have at times feared that he was in a dream and listening to the eulogies at his own funeral. With all due respect to the hon. Member for Thurrock...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 123 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 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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") 551 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).