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David Ward
Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Ward voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Burma, Entry Clearances, Employment: Bradford, Free Schools, Discretionary Learner Support Fund
(based on written questions asked by David Ward and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Localism Bill Committee (18 out of 24)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (14 May 2013)
“A recurring theme of yesterday’s debate on health and social care was the growing demand for social care against a background of declining resources. What commitments will the Chief Secretary make to provide extra funding for adult social care in the June comprehensive spending review?”
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“I want to congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on her contribution, and I hope to add to her comments. A quiet revolution is taking place. Slowly—although probably not very slowly—but surely, the life chances of thousands of vulnerable people are being changed. We in Bradford did a huge amount of survey work following the publication of the health...”
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“Is the hon. Lady aware that in 2005, 50% of local authorities were setting the level at a substantial 84% for the move from “moderate” to “substantial” needs?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 68.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 57 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register