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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.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Mundell voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

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)

• Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)

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?”

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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.
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• 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

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* 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).