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Mr David Rendel
Former Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 1993 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr David Rendel voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Further Education Colleges (24 Mar 2005)
“In her statement on Tuesday, the Secretary of State said: "I am committed to supporting people in gaining the skills and qualifications needed to get satisfying jobs and a decent standard of living for themselves and their families."—[ Official Report, 22 March 2005; Vol. 432, c. 732.] Following the previous supplementary question, I am rather sad to hear that the Secretary of State...”
- Skills White Paper (22 Mar 2005)
“There seems to be one big hole in the statement—I hope that there is not a similar hole in the White Paper—in relation to education, training and skills for those in prison. Does the Secretary of State agree that such education and training is one of the best ways of reducing crime in our society, and that it is important that the cuts in education and skills training under the...”
- Orders of the Day — Education Bill [Lords] (14 Mar 2005)
“Will the Minister also provide the necessary funding to ensure that rural schools can stay open?”
More of Mr David Rendel's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 2 people are tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £851 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,082 (164th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £3,452 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,722 (389th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £16,198 | £69,785 (389th) | £68,001 (314th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £51,363 (137th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £198 | £5,184 (529th) | £3,562 (573rd) | £4,320 (553rd) | £3,608 (538th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £131 (joint 404th with 1 other) | £89 (431st) | £64 (440th) | £70 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £12 | £692 (joint 408th with 1 other) | £597 (joint 464th with 1 other) | £583 (533rd) | £1,050 (joint 304th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,991 (407th) | £2,088 (394th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,840 (joint 408th with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 401st with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 391st with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 357th with 3 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £30,321 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £51,032 | £119,850 (403rd) | £115,309 (410th) | £110,359 (388th) | £87,735 (349th) |