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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

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Mundell voted on key issues:

  • Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. 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 strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes

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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)

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Written Answers — Scotland: Olympic Games 2012 (9 Feb 2012)

“Details of hospitality received by Ministers and special advisers and the most senior officials are published on a quarterly basis and will be available for July to September 2012 in due course.”

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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 71.15% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 6 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") 140 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Alchemist Estates Ltd
(a) Address of donor: 2/3, 135 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 2JA.
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000.
(a) Donor status: company, registration number SC268420.
(a) (Registered 13 June 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Mr James Stewart
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 6 September 2011)
8. Land and Property
Flat in Edinburgh, from which rental income is received.

Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
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).