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Edward Davey
Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston & Surbiton
- Shadow Foreign Secretary (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 8,966 votes. — 324th 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 Edward Davey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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)
- Housing Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“Will the Minister give way?”
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“rose-”
- Kingston Hospital (8 Feb 2010)
“If other units at nearby hospitals are closed, that will impact on Kingston hospital. Anyone who has gone to the hospital's A and E department or, indeed, its maternity department will know how busy they are. Those departments do not have lots of spare capacity, with staff sitting around doing nothing; the units and the staff are at full stretch and do a fantastic job. If units at St. Helier...”
More of Edward Davey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 992 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
8-10 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 16 October 2008)
15-18 November 2008, to Israel and the West Bank, firstly to meet Israeli Government Ministers and then Fatah ministers and visit the West Bank. The visit was jointly funded by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Welfare Association UK on behalf of CAABU (Council for Arab-British Understanding). (Registered 1 June 2009)
14-17 February 2009, to Gaza, to meet various people to discuss the problems of the area following the Israeli military operation. The visit was funded by CAABU. (Registered 1 June 2009)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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)3 | £2,004 (585th)2 | £2,313 (579th)1 | £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 (391st) | £148,201 (302nd) | £126,983 (495th) | £123,418 | £108,052 (567th) | £108,628 (528th) | £101,365 (528th) | £74,957 (545th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,784 (367th). Other: European £220 (131st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,170 (338th). Other: European £129 (134th).
1 Car £29 (584th). 3rd party £26 (50th). Air £538 (147th). Other £1,720 (11th).