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Wayne David
Labour MP for Caerphilly
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Wales Office (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 15,359 votes. — 48th 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 Wayne David voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Wales, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Bulgaria, Legal Services Review, Regional Government, Animal Welfare, Community Support Officers
(based on written questions asked by Wayne David and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Pensions Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (32 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Departmental Communication (8 Feb 2010)
“The Wales Office does not publish an annual report on departmental communications. The Wales Office publishes a single annual report covering all aspects of Wales Office work.”
- Written Answers — Wales: Departmental Information Officers (8 Feb 2010)
“The Wales Office employs three communications staff who work in press office. All three members of staff are listed in the Central Office of Information White Book.”
- Written Answers — Wales: Children: Poverty (3 Feb 2010)
“During recent bi-lateral meetings with Ministers at the Welsh Assembly Government I have discussed the Child Poverty Bill. This Bill commits the Government to eradicating child poverty by 2020 and will enshrine in law an ambitious set of targets to achieve this goal. The Government are also taking action to assist children from low income families across the UK through the introduction of...”
More of Wayne David's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 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 0 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 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Wayne David speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 202 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (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 | £14,243 (447th) | £22,700 (248th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,787 (323rd) | £13,171 (511th) | £18,158 (467th) | £25,868 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,783 (joint 264th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £33,340 (21st) |
| Staffing costs | £100,709 (138th) | £97,670 (36th) | £88,125 (113th) | £78,130 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £38,350 (543rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,569 (489th) | £547 (587th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,522 (150th)3 | £10,873 (192nd)2 | £10,812 (joint 178th with 1 other)1 | £9,844 | £13,865 (179th) | £11,499 (265th) | £15,102 (139th) | £8,219 (311th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £167 (joint 299th with 1 other) | £319 (272nd) | £574 (206th) | £462 | £960 (joint 191st with 3 others) | £363 (joint 306th with 1 other) | £584 (235th) | £806 (163rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £3,416 (328th) | £620 (419th) | £933 (301st) | £900 | £1,061 (267th) | £946 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £1,677 (126th) | £3,263 (15th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,886 (391st) | £1,571 (485th) | £1,906 | £1,779 (441st) | £2,420 (joint 337th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,250 (joint 264th with 3 others) | £1,043 (joint 353rd with 5 others) | £0 | £2,023 (joint 35th with 1 other) | £2,023 (joint 31st with 1 other) | £2,023 (joint 31st with 1 other) | £2,023 (joint 30th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,959 (29th) |
| Total | £152,413 (298th) | £149,036 (285th) | £143,326 (205th) | £138,744 | £126,373 (joint 269th with 1 other) | £120,640 (299th) | £121,130 (144th) | £105,969 (37th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,746 (316th). Rail £6,594 (130th). Misc £59 (191st). Other: European £1,474 (26th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,004 (272nd). Rail £6,449 (121st). Misc £69 (182nd). Other: Rail £32 (144th). European £1,968 (16th).
1 Car £2,379 (380th). Rail £7,699 (75th). European £734 (61st).