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David Mundell

Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale, Former Conservative MSP for South of Scotland

  • Also represented South of Scotland
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Scotland (since 16 Dec 2005)
  • 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
  • Majority: 1,738 votes. — 571st out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Mundell voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Scotland, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Elections, Postal Services, Joint Ministerial Committee, Homecoming Scotland, Act of Union

(based on written questions asked by David Mundell and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Devolution Settlement (14 Oct 2009) has video

“Perhaps the Secretary of State can tell us what role he actually played in the deliberations on the Megrahi case within the Government. He surely had an obligation to ensure that both Scotland's interests and the devolution settlement were fully understood. Currently, our only source of information is Channel 4, whose website says, rather bluntly: "There has been a lively discussion behind...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Devolution Settlement (14 Oct 2009) has video

“I do not regard that as an answer. Given the Secretary of State's self-proclaimed role as filter between the UK Government and the Scottish Government, can he tell the House why the UK Government refused to give the Scottish Justice Secretary, Mr. MacAskill, the facts and representations that he says he requested when making his decision to release Mr. al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds?...”

Petition — Flooding (Surrey): Diageo Closures (15 Jul 2009)

“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”

More of David Mundell's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 43% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
  • 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Mundell speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 79 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation from Caledonia Investments plc as contribution towards cost of my constituency office. (Registered 3 April 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Private flight from Humberside Airport to Glasgow on 7 March 2009 provided by Malcolm Scott of Dunalistair Estates Ltd. (Registered 9 March 2009)
27 April-3 May 2009, to Sierra Leone for research on Conservative Party Social Action Project. Flights and in-country costs were paid by Andrew Mitchell MP from registered donations made to him in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (Registered 1 June 2009)
Name of donor: Alexander Inglis and Son Ltd
Address of donor: Meadow Stores, Ormiston, East Lothian EH35 5NG.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £850—hospitality at Carlton Club Political Dinner, London
Date of receipt of donation: 22 September 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 22 September 2009
Donor status: company, registration number SC027806
(Registered 20 October 2009)
8. Land and Property
Flat in Edinburgh, from which rental income is received.

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£22,177 (285th) £22,079 (224th) £19,177        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£28,618 (19th) £27,503 (52nd) £28,329        
Staffing Allowance£78,977 (547th) £84,185 (329th) £71,095        
Communications Allowance£11,597 (55th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£18,331 (27th)* £21,681 (17th)** £16,210        
Members' Staff Travel£478 (joint 218th) £726 (171st) £683        
Members' Spouse Travel£571 (202nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£1,090 (19th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£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) £930        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£169,187 (20th) £166,598 (10th) £143,159        

* 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).

** Car £6,136 (69th). Rail £5,664 (148th). Air £9,312 (49th). Other £3 (75th). European £566 (81st).