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Douglas Alexander
Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- Also represented Paisley South
- Entered Parliament on 6 November 1997 — Byelection
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Douglas Alexander voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, International Development, Treasury, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Syria, Afghanistan, Libya: Armed Conflict, European Union, Housing Benefit
(based on written questions asked by Douglas Alexander and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (4 out of 19)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Syria (20 May 2013)
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for coming to the House and giving his statement, and for advance sight of that statement. We have all watched events unfold in Syria with increasing horror, yet the whole House has not had the opportunity to discuss the conflict in Syria for some weeks. Let me begin my questions with the key issue of arming the rebels, which in recent months the Prime Minister...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syria (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria his Department used to identify appropriate participants in training the Syrian opposition.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syria (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the training which his Department is providing to the Syrian opposition forces includes the use of equipment which is prohibited for transfer to Syria under current EU sanctions arrangements.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58.51% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 46 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 626 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Editorial Intelligence
Address of donor : South Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality, travel and accommodation at a conference in Suffolk at which I spoke, estimated value £1,200
Date of receipt of donation:17-18 March 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 17-18 March 2013
Donor status: company, registration no 04763083
(Registered 10 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £450 (percentage of cost of return flights from London to Istanbul), plus estimated £252 for 2 nights’ accommodation in Istanbul; total £702 approx
Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of visit: 12-14 September 2012
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings relevant to my position as shadow foreign secretary
(Registered 20 November 2012 )
Name of donor: (1) Save the Children; (2) Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: (1) 1 St John’s Lane, London EC1M 4AR; (2) Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amman, Jordan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £603.92 (percentage of travel from Istanbul to Amman, and accommodation in Amman); (2) approx £250 (internal travel in Jordan by private car, based on equivalent car rental prices in the region)
Destination of visit: Amman, Jordan
Date of visit: 14-16 September 2012
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings relevant to my position as shadow foreign secretary and to visit the Za’atri refugee camp
(Registered 20 November 2012)
Name of donor: The Institute of Politics, Harvard University
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights and accommodation with a total value of £1,029
Destination of visit: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of visit: 22-28 October 2012
Purpose of visit: to be guest lecturer at the Harvard Empowerment conference and to participate in meetings with academics as relevant to my shadow Cabinet position.
(Registered 7 December 2012)
Name of donor: Harvard Kennedy School
Address of donor: John F Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with an estimated value of £1,400 and hotel costs estimated at £1,000, and a dinner hosted in my honour
Destination of visit: Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, MA
Date of visit: 24-28 March 2013
Purpose of visit: Making a speech at Harvard on the UK’s relationship with the EU and visiting the Kennedy School in my role as a visiting fellow.
(Registered 11 April 2013)
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 | £10,262 (505th) | £17,169 (458th) | £21,742 (288th) | £18,870 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,244 (217th) | £18,987 (368th) | £13,209 (479th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £15,026 (429th) | £17,335 (379th) | £20,870 (249th) | £19,766 | £19,316 (joint 114th with 3 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,192 (276th) | £21,101 (134th) |
| Staffing costs | £67,297 (619th) | £66,668 (620th) | £69,086 (596th) | £68,287 | £62,552 (582nd) | £66,091 (414th) | £61,835 (451st) | £25,190 (643rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,487 (343rd) | £6,854 (379th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,466 (269th)1 | £10,357 (joint 210th with 1 other)2 | £10,297 (205th)3 | £10,038 | £13,971 (174th) | £13,989 (176th) | £15,264 (135th) | £9,933 (226th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £353 (joint 253rd with 1 other) | £0 | £190 | £0 | £459 (275th) | £1,622 (78th) | £675 (199th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,205 (40th) | £4,082 (14th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,004 (17th) | £3,153 (4th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,990 (123rd) | £2,141 (15th) | £2,639 (57th) | £2,541 | £4,259 (28th) | £5,889 (6th) | £1,416 (178th) | £2,148 (59th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,619 (91st) | £5,557 (121st) | £8,621 | £12,081 (29th) | £17,395 (7th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,396 (joint 72nd with 2 others) | £1,192 (joint 125th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,922 (joint 263rd with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,428 (496th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £118,737 (602nd) | £134,127 (487th) | £131,383 (435th) | £128,313 | £136,621 (93rd) | £146,362 (12th) | £120,765 (151st) | £74,814 (550th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £169 (565th). Rail £6,317 (129th). Air £1,980 (81st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £264 (574th). Rail £5,400 (172nd). Air £4,693 (72nd).