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Douglas Alexander
Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire South
- Also represented Paisley South
- Secretary of State, Department for International Development (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 6 November 1997 — Byelection
- Majority: 13,232 votes. — 77th 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 Douglas Alexander voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — International Development: Charter Cities (8 Feb 2010)
“The Department for International Development (DFID) has not received any formal representations on proposals on UN assistance for the establishment of charter cities.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Accountancy (8 Feb 2010)
“No written instructions have been given to the Accounting Officer of the Department for International Development (DFID) in accordance with paragraph 5.5 of the Ministerial Code since May 1997.”
- Written Ministerial Statements — International Development: Haiti (4 Feb 2010)
“Three weeks have now passed since an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck Haiti. The Government of Haiti have confirmed 112,000 bodies recovered from the rubble in and around the capital Port-au-Prince. Estimates of the final death toll are close to 170,000. Following my written statement to the House on 25 January 2010, Official Report, column 42WS, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 43 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") 513 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (618th) | £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)3 | £10,357 (joint 210th with 1 other)2 | £10,297 (205th)1 | £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 (600th) | £134,127 (487th) | £131,383 (435th) | £128,313 | £136,621 (93rd) | £146,362 (12th) | £120,765 (151st) | £74,814 (550th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £264 (574th). Rail £5,400 (172nd). Air £4,693 (72nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £169 (565th). Rail £6,317 (129th). Air £1,980 (81st).