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David Willetts
Conservative MP for Havant
- Minister of State (Universities and Science), Business, Innovation and Skills (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Willetts voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Treasury, Education and Skills, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Apprentices, Tax Credits, Pensions, Students: Loans, Pension Credit
(based on written questions asked by David Willetts and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Growth (2 Feb 2012)
“The plan for growth commits the coalition to creating the most competitive tax system in the G20. We will make the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business and we will create a more educated work force who will be the most flexible in Europe.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Growth (2 Feb 2012)
“Let us be absolutely clear that the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and I have all been on trade missions to India because we recognise its importance as an export market. British exports are growing by 10% and we will continue to argue the case for Typhoon as an excellent and cost-effective deal for the Indian Government. Of course, Ministers would be very happy to meet employees.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business Growth (2 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, this week is the first anniversary of the announcement by Pfizer that it was planning to close completely its facility at Sandwich. That will now be transformed into a research and business park, not least thanks to the excellent efforts of my hon. Friend. Indeed, Pfizer will be an anchor tenant employing, we believe, 750 Pfizer staff. That shows...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.59% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 718 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 (ranking out of 647) | 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 | £22,691 (160th) | £22,899 (219th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,164 (150th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £24,655 (60th) | £20,601 (210th) | £20,911 (242nd) | £19,164 | £18,858 (268th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,735 (360th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,721 (247th) | £91,234 (145th) | £88,019 (116th) | £82,603 | £74,680 (152nd) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £40,423 (502nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,160 (436th) | £5,114 (454th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,816 (252nd)1 | £7,807 (310th)2 | £5,679 (418th)3 | £3,739 | £5,830 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £5,720 (492nd) | £8,410 (402nd) | £5,103 (462nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £49 (joint 381st with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £29 | £141 (397th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £100 (327th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £31 (joint 103rd with 1 other) | £147 (75th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,767 (294th) | £639 (joint 402nd with 1 other) | £1,033 (270th) | £1,160 | £558 (471st) | £1,051 (235th) | £1,012 (328th) | £393 (589th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,478 (176th) | £3,778 (213th) | £4,704 | £2,626 (314th) | £3,727 (186th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,054 (535th) | £961 (475th) | £0 | £1,875 (joint 357th with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 350th with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 342nd with 7 others) | £1,875 (joint 322nd with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £250 (91st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,503 (56th) | £0 |
| Total | £164,141 (138th) | £153,073 (214th) | £142,491 (226th) | £133,033 | £125,470 (284th) | £123,278 (242nd) | £119,968 (172nd) | £78,693 (502nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,490 (440th). Rail £2,490 (315th). Other: Rail £3,763 (1st). European £1,073 (48th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,038 (516th). Rail £1,833 (360th). Air £338 (132nd). Other: Rail £1,664 (9th). European £2,934 (3rd).
3 Car £1,481 (488th). Rail £3,612 (237th). Air £237 (199th). European £349 (104th).