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Quentin Davies
Labour MP for Grantham & Stamford
- Also represented Stamford and Spalding
- Changed party from Conservative on 26 Jun 2007
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,445 votes. — 359th 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 Quentin Davies voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: HMS Endurance (4 Nov 2009)
“I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 648W, to the hon. Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis).”
More of Quentin Davies's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 801 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 29 September 2008)
8. Land and Property
Flat in France from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £15,134 (467th) | £19,565 (311th) | £15,515 (289th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £3,941 (643rd) | £8,828 (628th) | £8,405 | £7,365 (635th) | £18,795 (joint 217th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £3,805 (637th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £97,137 (41st) | £94,321 (27th) | £90,212 | £83,778 (24th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £55,322 (66th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,627 (269th)* | £9,965 (218th)** | £10,714 | £13,771 (186th) | £14,885 (151st) | £18,904 (64th) | £15,229 (69th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £985 (107th) | £911 (138th) | £638 | £1,627 (joint 105th) | £844 (185th) | £665 (joint 218th) | £1,081 (125th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,683 (78th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £278 (joint 595th) | £636 (455th) | £353 | £438 (540th) | £307 (593rd) | £499 (568th) | £790 (joint 413th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £789 (589th) | £3,008 (289th) | £695 | £2,092 (393rd) | £915 (575th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd) | £954 (joint 482nd) | £0 | £1,939 (223rd) | £1,939 (219th) | £1,939 (216th) | £1,939 (206th) |
| Other Costs | £5,177 (31st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,857 (381st) | £140,733 (268th) | £132,651 | £131,912 (151st) | £124,592 (212th) | £129,018 (37th) | £93,681 (192nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,816 (230th). Rail £3,551 (259th). Other: Rail £89 (126th). European £1,171 (41st).
** Car £6,436 (51st). Rail £2,794 (275th). European £735 (60th).