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David Wright
Labour MP for Telford
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Wright voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Health, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): World Heritage Sites, Housing, Kosovo, Revenue and Customs: Telford, Afghanistan
(based on written questions asked by David Wright and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Employment (20 May 2013)
“Unemployment, including youth unemployment, is stubbornly high in Telford. Does the Secretary of State still talk to the Chancellor of the Exchequer or indeed the Prime Minister, because there was nothing in the Budget about youth unemployment, and there was nothing about it in the Queen’s Speech? Is he talking to them at all?”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing (24 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to guarantee a tenancy agreement allowing pet ownership for those wanting to downsize due to changes to housing benefit.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.20% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 141 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 (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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £22,573 (257th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £17,773 | £18,744 (369th) | £17,156 (407th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £17,938 (69th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,540 (520th) | £13,678 (500th) | £19,753 (390th) | £18,967 | £10,375 (600th) | £18,351 (423rd) | £18,189 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £14,940 (349th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,191 (442nd) | £89,442 (256th) | £71,538 (585th) | £66,395 | £59,706 (612th) | £45,674 (647th) | £39,670 (650th) | £35,296 (589th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,707 (63rd) | £16,986 (12th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,756 (454th)1 | £4,792 (477th)2 | £4,538 (488th)3 | £4,504 | £8,353 (410th) | £7,016 (443rd) | £7,550 (426th) | £5,783 (432nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £405 (186th) | £634 (joint 164th with 1 other) | £0 | £200 | £98 (423rd) | £547 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £694 (214th) | £412 (271st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,023 (46th) | £2,099 (56th) | 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 | £2,359 (464th) | £871 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £788 (joint 367th with 2 others) | £562 | £684 (413th) | £658 (426th) | £550 (548th) | £776 (419th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,505 (294th) | £2,017 (412th) | £1,960 | £1,812 (437th) | £1,712 (461st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,268 (229th) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £287 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,590 (joint 531st with 1 other) | £1,590 (joint 503rd with 1 other) | £1,590 (joint 425th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,986 (339th) | £154,848 (186th) | £121,886 (539th) | £110,648 | £101,649 (607th) | £92,704 (622nd) | £87,965 (621st) | £76,735 (529th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,374 (142nd). Rail £378 (521st). Misc £4 (257th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,511 (157th). Rail £262 (526th). Misc £19 (234th).