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David Mundell
Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Former Conservative MSP for South of Scotland
- Also represented South of Scotland
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scotland (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 17 June 2005 — Resigned
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Mundell voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Elections, Business: Government Assistance, Postal Services, Joint Ministerial Committee, Homecoming Scotland
(based on written questions asked by David Mundell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- PARTNERSHIPS (PROSECUTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Scotland: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“The Scotland Office does not take forward regulations. The Scotland Office is responsible for delivering a programme of Orders under the Scotland Act 1998, which are outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and are primarily made in consequence to provisions made in Acts of the Scottish Parliament.”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“The Scotland Office has not taken forward any regulations subject to the one in one out or the one in two out procedure. Each year, the Scotland Office takes forward a programme of Orders under the Scotland Act 1998. Generally, Scotland Act Orders make changes to the law in England and Wales, Northern Ireland or the reserved law of the UK which are outwith the legislative competence of the...”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Regulation (21 May 2013)
“Each year, the Scotland Office takes forward a programme of Orders under the Scotland Act 1998. Generally, Scotland Act Orders make changes to the law in England and Wales, Northern Ireland or the reserved law of the UK which are outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and many of these changes are consequential to provisions made in Acts of the Scottish Parliament. In...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.11% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 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") 200 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,447 (312th) | £22,177 (285th) | £22,079 (224th) | £19,177 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £25,727 (44th) | £28,618 (19th) | £27,503 (52nd) | £28,329 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £88,149 (477th) | £78,977 (547th) | £84,185 (329th) | £71,095 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £14,402 (32nd) | £11,597 (55th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £20,835 (14th)1 | £18,331 (27th)2 | £21,681 (17th)3 | £16,210 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £168 (298th) | £478 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £726 (171st) | £683 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £571 (202nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,284 (12th) | £1,090 (19th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,971 (joint 38th with 1 other) | £1,585 (78th) | £2,185 (84th) | £1,706 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,743 (82nd) | £7,309 (72nd) | £5,029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,020 (563rd) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £176,983 (30th) | £169,187 (20th) | £166,598 (10th) | £143,159 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,087 (86th). Rail £4,209 (228th). Air £9,993 (39th). Misc £1,418 (17th). Other: Air £128 (34th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,337 (83rd). Rail £2,950 (294th). Air £7,899 (60th). Misc £845 (42nd). Other: Mileage £172 (36th). Rail £182 (87th). European £946 (61st).
3 Car £6,136 (69th). Rail £5,664 (148th). Air £9,312 (49th). Other £3 (75th). European £566 (81st).