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David Marshall
Former Labour MP for Glasgow East
- Also represented Glasgow, Shettleston
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Left Parliament on 30 June 2008 — Resigned
- Majority: 13,507 votes. — 25th out of 633 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Marshall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Married Quarters: Sales (13 May 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Ministry of Defence houses were sold in each of the last 10 years.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Electricity Generation (5 Mar 2008) has video
“What assessment he has made of the electricity generation capacity in Scotland.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Electricity Generation (5 Mar 2008) has video
“Generating capacity has an effect on prices. As my hon. Friend is aware, Ofgem has launched a welcome investigation into the electricity and gas markets. In view of the similarities between the price increases imposed on consumers by energy companies, will the Minister ask Ofgem specifically to look into the possibility that the companies are operating a nice, cosy cartel against the public...”
More of David Marshall's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 25 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 32 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 16 Jun 2008. 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).
| 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 | £2,878 (575th) | £20,779 (361st) | £21,330 (320th) | £10,945 | £12,050 (541st) | £10,130 (562nd) | £19,593 (306th) | £14,833 (374th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £2,264 (645th) | £17,032 (395th) | £17,013 (511th) | £17,145 | £13,177 (550th) | £13,285 (601st) | £16,747 (joint 493rd with 1 other) | £13,560 (394th) |
| Staffing costs | £18,363 (646th) | £75,198 (582nd) | £75,245 (553rd) | £75,694 | £66,521 (joint 489th with 1 other) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £43,306 (434th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £59 (joint 601st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,438 (joint 600th with 1 other)1 | £12,748 (126th)2 | £10,806 (181st)3 | £11,418 | £16,287 (104th) | £15,163 (143rd) | £16,245 (110th) | £12,690 (119th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £348 (joint 209th with 1 other) | £1,649 (40th) | £2,520 (23rd) | £3,303 | £1,129 (160th) | £2,205 (44th) | £701 (212th) | £1,346 (joint 90th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £348 (joint 235th with 1 other) | £1,502 (89th) | 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 | £25 (643rd) | £627 (joint 411th with 3 others) | £529 (520th) | £515 | £608 (448th) | £115 (641st) | £487 (569th) | £742 (433rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,170 (540th) | £1,445 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £1,408 | £1,655 (470th) | £427 (joint 628th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £934 (603rd) | £765 (609th) | £0 | £1,572 (552nd) | £1,572 (538th) | £1,572 (joint 510th with 1 other) | £1,572 (joint 430th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £32,944 (1st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £58,609 (644th) | £131,698 (515th) | £129,653 (456th) | £120,428 | £112,999 (513th) | £107,170 (547th) | £117,325 (228th) | £88,049 (344th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,108 (480th). Rail £25 (584th). Air £305 (134th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,273 (181st). Rail £2,224 (338th). Air £6,202 (68th). Misc £49 (199th).
3 Car £4,145 (223rd). 3rd party £20 (54th). Rail £1,224 (400th). Air £5,408 (72nd). Other £9 (71st).