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Philip Davies

Conservative MP for Shipley

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 422 votes. — 628th 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 Philip Davies voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 13 Mar 2007)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 3 Mar 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Justice, Treasury, Health, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Equality, Plain English, Borders: Personal Records, Taxis, Departments: Common Purpose

(based on written questions asked by Philip Davies and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprenticeships (12 Nov 2009)

“How many young people started an apprenticeship in (a) Shipley constituency and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available.”

Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprenticeships (12 Nov 2009)

“I thank the Minister for those figures, but will he break them down further and explain how many of them were real, traditional apprenticeships, as most people in this country would understand them, and how many of them were other forms of training that the Government call apprenticeships for reasons of political spin?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 78 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 152 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• 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 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 48 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 104 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Philip Davies speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 325 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £9,852 (52nd). Other: Air £132 (40th).

^** Car £1,680 (455th). Rail £9,188 (46th).