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Philip Davies
Conservative MP for Shipley
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Philip Davies voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Health, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Borders: Personal Records, Departmental Equality, Departmental Carbon Emissions, Sentencing, Plain English
(based on written questions asked by Philip Davies and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Marine Conservation Zones (21 May 2013)
“I remind colleagues that permission should be sought from the Member who secures the debate and from the Minister. The Minister has indicated that he is happy for other people to speak briefly, if that will help.”
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013)
“Order. We will go to the Front-Bench spokespeople at 3.40 pm. That leaves the parliamentary neighbours, the hon. Members for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy) and for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers), eight minutes to divide between themselves.”
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013)
“Order. Five people are seeking to catch my eye. We have less than 25 minutes before I call the Front Benchers. I therefore urge people to show some self-control and consideration for others so that we can get everybody in.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 103 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 229 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 51 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 806 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA:
Received payment of £75 for participation in the February-March Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 26 April 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the April-May Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours:1 hr. (Registered 22 June 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the May-June Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours:1 hr. (Registered 20 July 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the July Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 September 2012)
Received payment of £75 for advertising industry interview in May 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 October 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the October-November Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 December 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the October-November Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 December 2012)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the January 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 14 March 2013)
Received payment of £75 for participation in the February-March 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 16 April 2013)
Surveys for Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT:
Payment of £75, donated to charity. Hours:30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)
Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
Received payment of £150 for taking part in survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 November 2012)
Received payment of £150 for taking part in survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 January 2013)
Received £100 for survey for Google undertaken by Leftfield, 51 Clink Street Studios, Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG, on about 26 April. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 May 2012)
Received £100 for survey for Freud Communications and SLM undertaken by Leftfield, 51 Clink Street Studios, Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG in July 2012. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 30 July 2012)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for opinion surveys.
Received £70. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 10 August 2012)
Received from Department of Culture, Media and Sport, as part of my role as Olympic Ambassador, one Olympic volleyball ticket with a value of £75. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 13 August 2012)
Received from the Sun newspaper on 20 October 2012, £500 for article. Address: 3 Thomas More Square, London E98 1XY. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 30 November 2012)
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Name of donor: Peninsula Business Services Ltd
(b) Address of donor: The Peninsula, 2 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M4 4FB
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One year’s subscription, valued at £4,680
(b) Date of receipt of donation: 1 June 2011; renewed 1 June 2012
(b) Date of acceptance of donation: 1 June 2011; renewed 1 June 2012
(b) Donor status: company, registration 01702759
(b) (Registered 21 June 2011; updated 19 September 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: BBC (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and food with a total value of £1,290 (No remuneration paid)
Destination of visit: Florida, USA
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2012
Purpose of visit: To visit Florida State Prison/Death Row for a BBC documentary
(Registered 5 July 2012)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London from which rental income is received. (Registered 18 September 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,886 (78th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,102 (joint 199th with 3 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £14,603 (443rd) | £19,985 (241st) | £19,912 (375th) | £19,956 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £100,599 (141st) | £90,257 (215th) | £87,803 (131st) | £84,124 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £14,931 (29th) | £10,732 (84th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,878 (140th)1 | £11,664 (156th)2 | £10,868 (176th)3 | £9,769 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £334 (joint 217th with 2 others) | £194 (330th) | £250 (joint 303rd with 2 others) | £640 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £212 (277th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £66 (93rd) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,748 (202nd) | £1,002 (225th) | £1,196 (224th) | £1,347 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,276 (201st) | £4,847 (142nd) | £5,030 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,107 (joint 485th with 2 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £171,258 (68th) | £161,300 (82nd) | £148,060 (119th) | £143,582 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £10,011 (45th). Other: Air £187 (26th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £9,852 (52nd). Other: Air £132 (40th).