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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.

    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

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

    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)

    RSS feed 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.”

    More of David Wilshire's recent appearances

    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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £13,255 (478th)
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£25,039 (53rd) £20,465 (284th) £19,476 £12,325 (571st) £18,495 (408th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £3,601 (643rd)
    Staffing Allowance£86,476 (363rd) £86,420 (230th) £78,955 £77,986 (62nd) £68,023 (joint 228th) £65,596 (joint 179th) £54,206 (87th)
    Communications Allowance£10,327 (102nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£7,132 (342nd)* £5,466 (440th)** £4,078 £5,903 (502nd) £6,635 (459th) £7,460 (429th) £6,815 (375th)
    Members' Staff Travel£160 (342nd) £50 (412th) £240 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,985 (25th) £3,809 (31st) £5,993 £4,175 (29th) £4,850 (12th) £4,640 (7th) £3,510 (12th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,999 (58th) £9,423 (39th) £15,161 £9,776 (50th) £13,470 (11th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,341 (134th) £1,410 (21st) £271 £1,890 (319th) £1,890 (314th) £1,619 (495th) £1,126 (joint 533rd)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£160,542 (91st) £149,153 (96th) £145,808 £132,957 (139th) £133,696 (81st) £117,271 (230th) £82,513 (452nd)

    * 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).