A selection of David Taylor’s votes

See full list of topics voted on

• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008.
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, between 1999–2007.
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 8 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2003–2007.
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007.
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 abstention, 4 absences, between 1997–2004.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 35 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2006–2009.

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Older People (Security) 16 Dec 2009

  What steps he is taking to increase the security of older people in Northern Ireland.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Older People (Security) 16 Dec 2009

  While I welcome the new "Safer Ageing" strategy, is it not the case that the recent spate of burglaries and attacks on older people in Northern Ireland has had a devastating impact on the individuals affected, and will it not in turn have created a deeper fear of crime across the older population? What practical measures are there in the new plan to reduce that corrosive level of fear?

• GP Practice Boundaries 16 Dec 2009

  I am listening very carefully to what the Minister has to say. Does he agree that the bigger polyclinics that are envisaged-where a patient may go and, in a sense, be allocated at random a doctor from a very large panel-will make it very difficult indeed to build a relationship of the type that has been the foundation of our health service since 1948, which is that between a patient and a...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for North West Leicestershire

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 26 December 2009 — Died

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• Departmental Official Hospitality
• Iraq
• Mental Health
• Smuggling: Tobacco
• Health Services: Regulation

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 29 Dec 2009)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 29 Dec 2009)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Ashby

Future MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Bridgen

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (1 out of 20)
• Chairman, Local Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Chairman, Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
• Chairman, Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Chairman, Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (3 out of 10)
• Chairman, Gender Recognition Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Chairman, Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Chairman, European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
• National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 7)