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David Wilshire

Conservative MP for Spelthorne

• Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
• Majority: 9,936 votes. — 220th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Wilshire voted on key issues since 2001:

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

Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Ashford (Middlesex) Hospital, Hospital Trusts (West Surrey), Flood Defence

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of n/a)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — UK Relations with Russia (14 Oct 2009)

“I was born when fighting stopped in Europe at the end of the second world war. I grew up in a household, town and country that had learned to hate fascism and hate Germans. Sixty-five years later, western Europe is united, harmonious and making progress. One needs to ask: how did that transformation come about? Clearly, it did not happen overnight. It started very badly, but there was mutual...”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Valuation (12 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-2W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how...”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Police: Council Tax (25 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date his Department first informed Surrey Police Authority that it intended to use (a) a 2008-09 notional budget requirement and (b) a 2008-09 notional Band D council tax rate when deciding whether to cap Surrey Police Authority's precept.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• 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 46% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever David Wilshire speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 560 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,655 (34th). Misc £244 (111th). Other: Mileage £150 (40th). Rail £83 (129th).

^** Car £4,552 (189th). Air £914 (119th).