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David Taylor
Former Labour MP for North West Leicestershire
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 26 December 2009 — Died
- Majority: 4,477 votes. — 478th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Older People (Security) (16 Dec 2009) has video
“What steps he is taking to increase the security of older people in Northern Ireland.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Older People (Security) (16 Dec 2009) has video
“While I welcome the new "Safer Ageing" strategy, is it not the case that the recent spate of burglaries and attacks on older people in Northern Ireland has had a devastating impact on the individuals affected, and will it not in turn have created a deeper fear of crime across the older population? What practical measures are there in the new plan to reduce that corrosive level of fear?”
- GP Practice Boundaries (16 Dec 2009)
“I am listening very carefully to what the Minister has to say. Does he agree that the bigger polyclinics that are envisaged-where a patient may go and, in a sense, be allocated at random a doctor from a very large panel-will make it very difficult indeed to build a relationship of the type that has been the foundation of our health service since 1948, which is that between a patient and a...”
More of David Taylor's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 231 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 164 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87.69% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 45 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 758 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 10 Dec 2009. 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.
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £17,553 (451st) | £21,017 (348th) | £21,634 | £18,558 (373rd) | £20,310 (196th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,302 (135th) | |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Office running costs | £20,512 (215th) | £20,684 (261st) | £20,651 | £18,595 (302nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £26,524 (61st) | |
| Staffing costs | £89,002 (272nd) | £86,300 (236th) | £79,899 | £69,983 (383rd) | £62,470 (554th) | £64,242 (335th) | £41,094 (491st) | |
| Communications Allowance | N/A | £9,782 (189th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,797 (254th)1 | £11,323 (168th)2 | £9,826 (225th)3 | £9,249 | £13,835 (182nd) | £13,923 (180th) | £15,279 (134th) | £12,159 (135th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £233 (265th) | £277 (joint 289th with 2 others) | £564 (208th) | £160 | £353 (311th) | £539 (254th) | £413 (285th) | £514 (joint 236th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £467 (205th) | £686 (164th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £784 (joint 320th with 1 other) | £984 (285th) | £1,158 | £805 (joint 357th with 1 other) | £646 (435th) | £1,166 (joint 265th with 1 other) | £1,439 (188th) | |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,209 (207th) | £2,940 (294th) | £2,974 | £3,623 (208th) | £2,964 (268th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,149 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £1,548 (11th) | £1,026 | £1,533 (566th) | £1,266 (622nd) | £927 (627th) | £507 (600th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,735 (48th) | £1,000 | £0 | £2,125 (44th) | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £154,277 (195th) | £145,598 (164th) | £137,751 | £127,285 (248th) | £123,042 (244th) | £119,983 (171st) | £98,539 (112th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,032 (184th). Rail £3,732 (253rd). Misc £1,004 (34th). Other: Rail £29 (150th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,754 (135th). Rail £5,431 (169th). Misc £1,138 (27th).