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Edward Davey
Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Davey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Tax, Social Housing, Iraq: Asylum, Housing, Teachers
(based on written questions asked by Edward Davey and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing Bill Committee (9 out of 19)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Energy and Climate Change: UK Offshore Oil and Gas Recovery (10 Jun 2013)
“The UK’s oil and gas industry is of national importance. It plays a vital part in our economic life and makes a substantial contribution to our energy security. For decades the oil and gas sector has been one of the UK’s major industrial success stories, a key contributor to growth, jobs and tax revenue. The industry supports 440,000 jobs directly or indirectly and paid £11.2...”
- Energy and Climate Change: Per Capita Carbon Emissions (6 Jun 2013)
“I frequently have talks with my German, Dutch and Irish counterparts. In April, for example, I attended informal energy and environment councils in Dublin, where discussions with other member states, including Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland, focused on the EU 2030 climate and energy framework.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Per Capita Carbon Emissions (6 Jun 2013)
“Let me reassure my hon. Friend. We work very closely with our European colleagues, and I formed the green growth group, currently working with about nine other member states, including our German and Dutch colleagues. We need to reform the ETS to make sure we have a functioning and effective carbon market in Europe, and we also need an ambitious 2030 target for greenhouse gas emissions. The...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74.38% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 1336 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,166 (612th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £25,179 (54th) | £26,281 (36th) | £20,205 (345th) | £19,931 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,723 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £18,044 (358th) | £13,309 (406th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,208 (267th) | £85,362 (402nd) | £86,059 (256th) | £84,149 | £77,533 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £74,137 (59th) | £72,260 (joint 28th with 1 other) | £55,756 (59th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,349 (190th) | £9,690 (joint 204th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,299 (569th)1 | £2,004 (585th)2 | £2,313 (579th)3 | £2,009 | £3,139 (588th) | £2,530 (602nd) | £2,500 (605th) | £1,456 (joint 613th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £3,772 (292nd) | £1,109 (190th) | £1,598 (143rd) | £1,500 | £1,372 (195th) | £1,115 (214th) | £1,415 (179th) | £1,309 (joint 223rd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,137 (352nd) | £2,609 (322nd) | £4,282 | £3,104 (258th) | £3,014 (joint 258th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,203 (joint 320th with 2 others) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £0 | £1,961 (joint 170th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 165th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 163rd with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 156th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £2,466 (61st) | £17,603 (4th) | £10,422 (9th) | £8,934 | £0 | £5,574 (19th) | £5,185 (28th) | £0 |
| Total | £144,188 (392nd) | £148,201 (302nd) | £126,983 (495th) | £123,418 | £108,052 (567th) | £108,628 (528th) | £101,365 (528th) | £74,957 (545th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,170 (338th). Other: European £129 (134th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,784 (367th). Other: European £220 (131st).
3 Car £29 (584th). 3rd party £26 (50th). Air £538 (147th). Other £1,720 (11th).