• Labour MP for North West Leicestershire
• Majority: 4,477 votes. — 471st out of 632 MPs.
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How David Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Official Hospitality, Iraq, Mental Health, Health Services: Regulation, Smoking

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

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: SATs Testing (22 Jul 2008)

“Having called for this statement on two successive points of order, yesterday and two weeks ago, I am pleased that the Secretary of State has now come to the House. With his well-developed political antennae, he will understand the alarm and dismay that will be present in 20,000 staff rooms and in 1 million families. Will he at least aim to write to those 20,000 schools at some point in this...”

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• Has spoken in 199 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 240 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 13 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Taylor speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 534 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,790 (160th). Rail £5,036 (171st).