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David Miliband
Labour MP for South Shields
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Miliband voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, International Development, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Afghanistan: Politics and Government, Burma: Political Prisoners, Afghanistan: International Assistance, Human Rights
(based on written questions asked by David Miliband and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“The figures that the right hon. Gentleman’s Department have put out show that in the past year—under his Government—long-term jobseeker’s allowance claimant figures have gone up threefold to 55,000. How does he explain that?”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I want to make two points in this debate. The first is about youth unemployment. I will present some figures showing the rising cost of the Government’s economic failure. The second is that the neglect in respect of youth unemployment is mirrored by a misguided response to the storms in the eurozone. I do not think that we need to debate whether youth unemployment is a big problem; it...”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who makes a perfectly intelligent point. It seems to me to be a good thing to raise university participation levels up to international standards, which is between 45% and 50%, but it is crucial for those who do not go to university that we have high-quality options for them. High-quality apprenticeships are an important part of that.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 44.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 162 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 957 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Directorships
Vice-Chairman and non-executive director, Sunderland AFC, from 1 February 2011, 12-15 days a year, £75,000. Address: Sunderland AFC, Stadium of Light, Sunderland SR5 1SU
Received £25,000 on 23 June 2011. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 13 April 2012)
Received £25,000 on 23 October 2011. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 13 April 2012)
Received £25,000 on 23 February 2012. Hours: 4 days. (Registered 29 March 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment for articles for Mail on Sunday. Address: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT:
Payment of £2,000 received on 1 September 2011 for article published on 16 July 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2011)
Payments for speeches from London Speaker Bureau. Address: Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8JA:
Fee of £15,300 for speaking at Allianz event: The New Normal: Global Transformation, Dynamic Competition; Claridge’s Hotel, London, on 7 April 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 6 May 2011)
Fee of £7,650 for cancelled speech at Malaysian Investment Development Authority event, 15 July 2011. (Registered 26 July 2011)
Fee of £25,500 and travel and accommodation worth £1,054 for speaking at Vatenfall Summer Economic Seminar, Basta, Sweden. Hours: 1 day. (Registered 9 August 2011)
Fee of £19,258 for speaking at the Ericsson Networked Society Forum; The Hexagon, Pier 6, Central, Hong Kong on 11-12 November 2011. Transport and accommodation (including one member of staff) came to £14,975. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Fee of £20,000 for speaking at Apollo Infrastructure Projects Finance Evening, Sheraton Park Hotel, Chennai, on 7 January 2012. Travel and accommodation also paid; value £6,601. Hours: 1.5 days. (Registered 8 February 2012)
Senior Global Advisor, Oxford Analytica; from 10 March 2011; payment on project basis. Address: 5 Alfred Street, Oxford OX1 4EH.
Payment of £24,000. Hours: 4 days. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Travel and accommodation valued at £6,000.32 while attending Accenture Global Energy Board in San Francisco from 18 to 20 July 2011. (Registered 9 August 2011)
Transport and accommodation valued at £4,758.01 for visit to Washington, US, to attend Washington Post Global China Summit. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Payment of £15,000. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Payment of £23,980.82 for one week of teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11-15 April 2011. Address of payer: MIT Centre for International Studies, 1 Amherst St, E40-457, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Hours: 5 days work. Travel and accommodation with family provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, costing £24,404.49. (Registered 6 May 2011)
Fee of £14,400 for speaking at Global Arc event: Alternative Investments; The Landmark Hotel, London, on 9 May 2011. Hours: 7.5 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
Payment for articles written for The Times Newspaper. Address: 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY:
£500 for article published on 8 March 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
£500 for article published on 23 May 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
£500, received on 3 October 2011, for article published on 7 September 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Fee of £12,000 for speaking to the Yorkshire Fiscal Group in Harrogate on 9 June 2011. Address of payer: 1 Bridgewater Place, Water Lane, Leeds S11 5QR. Hours: 7.5 hrs. (Registered 8 July 2011)
Senior Advisor to VantagePoint CleanTech Advisory Council, from 1 August 2011. Address: VantagePoint Capital Partners, 1001 Bayhill Drive, Suite 300, San Bruno, CA 94066. Payment on a quarterly basis. (£90,001-£95,000) (Registered 22 July 2011)
Quarterly payment of £23,209.75. Hours: 1.5 days. (Registered 1 August 2011)
Transport and accommodated valued at £2,920 for visit to Utah, US, 17-18 September 2011, to attend meeting of Vantage Point Clean Tech Advisory Board. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Quarterly payment of £23,210. Hours: 1 day. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Quarterly payment of £23,210. Hours: 1 day. (Registered 15 February 2012)
Payment of £611 for two articles for Project Syndicate, PO Box 130, 120 21 Prague 2, Czech Republic, published on 7 September 2011 and 13 October 2011. Payment received after 13 October. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Payment of £25,027 for one week of teaching at Stanford University, 19-23 September 2011. Address of payer: Memorial Way, Stanford CA 94305-5015. Hours: 5 days work. Travel and accommodation provided by Stanford University, costing £3,834. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Member of the Advisory Board to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Chatham House 2011 Sir Bani Yas Forum. (£60,001-£65,000)
Payment of £64,475 from the UAE Ministry Foreign Affairs, PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Registered 15 December 2011)
Transport and accommodation (including one member of staff) to Sir Bani Yas Forum on Future of Middle East, 17-20 November 2011, provided by Foreign Ministry of UAE, PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE; cost £4,935. Hours: 3 days work. (Registered 3 January 2012)
Payment of £900 received on 23 January 2012 for three articles in the Financial Times on 14 October, 14 November and 1 December 2011. Address: 1 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HL. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 13 February 2012)
Senior Advisor to Indus Basin Holdings, from 30 January 2012. Address: No 5, Street 15, Sector F-7/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. Payment on a quarterly basis. (Registered 16 February 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: New America Foundation
Address of donor: 1899 L St., N.W., Suite 400, Washington EC20036
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel (flights only) to Washington; value £3,178
Destination of visit: Washington, USA
Date of visit: 27030 April 2011
Purpose of visit: to make a speech to New America Foundation
(Registered 23 May 2011)
Name of donor: Chatham House
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation to Krakow; value £830
Destination of visit: Krakow, Poland
Date of visit: 12-13 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to make a speech at the Chatham House Krakow Roundtable
(Registered 17 June 2011)
Name of donor: Agroventures (Pvt) Ltd
Address of donor: No 5, Street 15, Sector F-7/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £10,890.88
Destination of visit: Islamabad, Pakistan
Date of visit: 19-23 May 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with political, business and civil society leaders
(Registered 21 June 2011; updated 1 August 2011)
Name of donor: Internationale Journalisten-Programme
Address of donor: Internationale Journalisten-Programme, Mierendorffplatz 4, 10589 Berlin
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,391.98
Destination of visit: Berlin
Date of visit: 5-7 July 2011
Purpose of visit: speaking to the Internationale Journalisten-Programme
(Registered 5 July 2011)
Name of donor: Sir Bani Yas Forum
Address of donor:
1)International Peace Institute, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017, USA
2)Government of UAE, PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,482.22
Destination of visit: Luxembourg
Date of visit: 19-20 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Sir Bani Yas Forum planning meeting
(Registered 19 July 2011)
Name of donor:
Address of donor:
1)Yapi Kredi Plaza D Blok, Levent 34330, Istanbul, Turkey
2)14 Great College Street, London SW1P 3RX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1)£1,017
2)£344
Destination of visit: Istanbul and Bodrum
Date of visit: 14-16 October 2011
Purpose of visit: attending Global Relations Forum and Centre for European Reform Forum
(Registered 5 December 2011)
Name of donor: Government of Jordan
Address of donor: The Royal Hashemite Court, PO Box 5166 11183 Amman, Jordan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; estimated at £2,118
Destination of visit: Aqaba, Jordan
Date of visit: 12-14 January 2012
Purpose of visit: attend the Aqaba foreign policy forum, organised by the Government of Jordan
(Registered 15 February 2012)
Name of donor: Pew Environment Group
Address of donor: 901 E Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation for me and one member of staff; estimated cost £8,717.22
Destination of visit: Singapore
Date of visit: 20-24 February 2012
Purpose of visit: attend the Economist World Oceans Summit
(Registered 14 March 2012)
9. Shareholdings
(b) Indus Basin Holdings
11. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Sponsorship of the 2011 South Shields Lecture, which I organise, by Flybe, GMB, Hays Travel, Thompsons Solicitors, Northumbrian Water, Pity Me and Ward Hadaway.
Sponsorship of the 2012 South Shields Lecture, which I organise, by Nova International, Newcastle upon Tyne and Port of Tyne Authority, South Shields. (Registered 20 February 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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 | £9,083 (526th) | £17,387 (453rd) | £16,728 (joint 471st with 1 other) | £21,611 | £13,537 (514th) | £19,536 (292nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,281 (joint 104th with 6 others) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,565 (377th) | £14,961 (466th) | £18,781 (439th) | £23,373 | £18,292 (336th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £26,880 (53rd) |
| Staffing costs | £84,676 (524th) | £83,809 (449th) | £81,294 (417th) | £79,737 | £68,423 (433rd) | £65,379 (438th) | £65,008 (310th) | £47,435 (263rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,923 (408th) | £10,388 (100th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,933 (544th)1 | £3,530 (535th)2 | £3,357 (541st)3 | £6,186 | £10,652 (314th) | £9,178 (359th) | £10,817 (292nd) | £13,802 (91st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £676 (112th) | £1,354 (60th) | £773 (163rd) | £2,486 | £1,415 (129th) | £511 (265th) | £1,207 (129th) | £1,844 (45th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,020 (117th) | £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 | £3,725 (300th) | £423 (joint 534th with 1 other) | £855 (joint 335th with 1 other) | £1,196 | £1,002 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £387 (566th) | £1,832 (108th) | £2,162 (58th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,893 (389th) | £2,138 (393rd) | £1,100 | £2,063 (397th) | £872 (583rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,248 (270th) | £1,041 (joint 360th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,905 (293rd) | £1,905 (289th) | £1,905 (286th) | £1,905 (268th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,148 (55th) | £0 | £0 | £352 (80th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £125,599 (569th) | £134,993 (474th) | £126,115 (506th) | £135,689 | £118,907 (421st) | £118,493 (343rd) | £120,006 (170th) | £112,037 (14th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,933 (290th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £440 (562nd). Rail £2,467 (323rd). Air £623 (112th).