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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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. 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): Libya: Armed Conflict, European Union, Housing Benefit, Social Security Benefits, Libya: Politics and Government
(based on written questions asked by Douglas Alexander and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (4 out of 19)
Most recent appearances
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“I was a little surprised that the Foreign Secretary chose to mention the Maldives without the courtesy of prior notification, but I have noted all that he said on the matter. I welcome the opportunity to debate Somalia this afternoon. Although I obviously welcome the conference on 23 February, it is necessary to put the changes of recent months within the broader context of the decades of...”
- Business of the House: Afghanistan (9 Feb 2012)
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and for advance sight of it. Of course, the context of this discussion is the number of British personnel currently serving in Afghanistan—almost 10,000—who are harnessing their professionalism and expertise to the task of securing a stable Afghanistan that will not threaten this country’s security again. Their bravery is...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burma: Political Prisoners (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contact he has had with the Burmese authorities about the release of political prisoners in Burmese jails in the last year.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 326 written questions in the last year — well 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 60.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 45 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") 587 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: I was invited to be a speaker at a conference in North Wales. Hospitality, travel, accommodation was provided for my wife and me at an estimated value of £4,000.
Date of receipt of donation: 4-6 March 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 4-6 March 2011
Donor status: company
(Registered 15 March 2011)
Name of donor: Michael Adams, President, Bechtel Civil
Address of donor : Bechtel Civil, 11 Pilgrim Street, London EC4V 6RN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show Charity Gala (for my wife and I) priced at £340 pp and dinner following the event at Mosimann’s, £68 pp; total value £816
Date of receipt of donation: 23 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 23 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 506133
(Registered 13 June 2011)
Name of donor: IMG
Address of donor : McCormack House, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4 2TH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to Wimbledon finals and hospitality; total value approximately £1,000
Date of receipt of donation: 3 July 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 3 July 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 00946580
(Registered 29 July 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: NDN
Address of donor: 729 15th St, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): donation to cover cost of visit; covering internal domestic flights from New York to Washington DC, 4 nights hotel accommodation and transport (via private car) in Washington DC; approx £2,559
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Date of visit: 19- 26 July 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings and events organized by NDN and meetings arranged by the British Embassy.
(Registered 26 August 2011)
Name of donor: Not For Sale
Address of donor: 270 Capistrano Road, Suite #2 Half Moon Bay, California 94019, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): international flights to California £1,852.60 and hotel accommodation for two nights at an estimated £306; total estimated £2,158.59
Destination of visit: San Jose, California, USA
Date of visit: 19-22 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in the Not For Sale Global Forum on Human Trafficking.
(Registered 14 November 2011)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): total cost for flights, accommodation and internal transport estimated at £1,000
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories. Refreshments at meetings within Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Afffairs.
Date of visit: 5-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories to hold various meetings in my role as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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).