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Ian Davidson
Labour MP for Glasgow South West
- Also represented Glasgow Pollok; Glasgow Govan
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Davidson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): European Constitution, European Contractors, Tax Credits, EU Legislation, EU Constitution
(based on written questions asked by Ian Davidson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (33 out of 39)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Clause 25 — Speed limits (26 Apr 2012)
“Will there be any restrictions under the Bill on the speed with which Scottish Government Ministers can change policy on issues such as income tax for a separate Scotland?”
- Scotland Bill: Clause 25 — Speed limits (26 Apr 2012)
“Is it not the case that the Scottish Government want these powers in order to keep the speed limits the same? Just as with the monarchy, tax, the currency and NATO membership, they want the power to decide themselves that there will be no change.”
- Scotland Bill: Clause 25 — Speed limits (26 Apr 2012)
“Given that speed is a product of both distance and time, has there been any further submission from the nationalists on their ambition to have Scotland in a separate time zone, because it is obvious that if it was in a separate time zone—”
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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 42 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
- Has voted in 66.42% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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") 315 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | £23,867 (80th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,105 (joint 194th with 1 other) | £21,610 | £20,901 (joint 189th with 5 others) | £16,294 (428th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,886 (449th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,922 (474th) | £26,679 (31st) | £24,145 (120th) | £19,999 | £19,322 (joint 101st with 3 others) | £18,797 (joint 205th with 7 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £9,216 (542nd) |
| Staffing costs | £98,474 (218th) | £79,814 (532nd) | £80,490 (431st) | £83,812 | £74,213 (joint 174th with 2 others) | £71,004 (166th) | £61,699 (458th) | £47,050 (280th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,918 (97th) | £13,710 (32nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,955 (70th)1 | £18,314 (28th)2 | £15,425 (63rd)3 | £14,119 | £20,155 (57th) | £19,218 (61st) | £18,856 (66th) | £17,633 (32nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £1,126 (joint 82nd with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £1,040 (180th) | £2,026 (53rd) | £541 (249th) | £2,085 (33rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £985 (122nd) | £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 | £6,989 (24th) | £1,363 (119th) | £1,212 (220th) | £1,522 | £3,453 (40th) | £1,973 (joint 70th with 1 other) | £1,010 (330th) | £642 (joint 491st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,633 (88th) | £4,206 (182nd) | £5,044 | £12,395 (28th) | £6,631 (62nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,292 (joint 199th with 1 other) | £1,095 (joint 252nd with 1 other) | £1,417 | £1,738 (496th) | £1,738 (487th) | £1,738 (459th) | £458 (joint 607th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,998 | £0 | £6,984 (17th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £171,245 (69th) | £170,014 (17th) | £148,678 (107th) | £155,521 | £153,217 (17th) | £144,665 (15th) | £121,800 (125th) | £90,970 (268th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,766 (205th). Rail £3,785 (249th). Air £6,621 (57th). Misc £236 (118th). Other: Rail £430 (47th). Air £117 (36th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,942 (118th). Rail £3,958 (241st). Air £6,943 (64th). Misc £346 (88th). Other: Rail £35 (166th). European £2,090 (12th).
3 Car £4,453 (201st). 3rd party £520 (19th). Rail £3,148 (257th). Air £7,022 (68th). European £282 (116th).