• Labour MP for Grantham & Stamford
• Changed party from Conservative on 26 Jun 2007
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How Quentin Davies voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Nov 2007)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Northern Ireland, Home Department, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Immigration Controls: Eurostar, Terrorism, Scheduled Offences, Iran: Nuclear Power, Dentistry

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

Business of the House: Service Personnel (17 Jul 2008)

“Since my right hon. Friend has had his job, he has made a series of decisions substantially enhancing successively the pay, the conditions and the equipment available to our fighting services. Our forces will be deeply grateful to him for that and the whole country should be deeply grateful to him for that. In comparing the lump sum under the compensation scheme that my right hon. Friend has...”

Deferred divisions: Council Tax (9 Jul 2008)

“Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?”

Deferred divisions: Council Tax (9 Jul 2008)

“I was rather brought up to believe that the prime and foundational task of a Member of Parliament was to defend his or her constituents against unreasonable, excessive or unjust taxation. I rise this afternoon, conscious that that is what I am trying to do. I am struck by the fact that no Conservative Member—from Lincolnshire or anywhere else—appears to be remotely interested in...”

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 comments 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.
• 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Quentin Davies speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 335 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £6,436 (51st). Rail £2,794 (275th). European £735 (60th).