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David Hamilton

Former Labour MP for Midlothian

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Midlothian

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Work and Pensions
  • Treasury
  • Trade and Industry
  • Defence
  • Home Department
  • Scotland
  • Coal Industry
  • Defence Activities: Scotland
  • Terrorism: Detainees
  • Television: Sports

Other offices held in the past

  • Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (8 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • PPS (Rt Hon Edward Miliband, Secretary of State), Department for Energy and Climate Change (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 4 Feb 2008)
  • Member, Defence Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 2 Nov 2010)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (28 Jun 2005 to 25 Apr 2007)
  • Member, Broadcasting Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
  • Member, Work and Pensions Committee (23 Oct 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (10 Feb 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 30 Mar 2015.

4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Unite the Union
(a) Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: trade union
(a) (Registered 1 May 2014)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO)
Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): the approximate amount includes accommodation £600, food £300 and return flights £2,400; total £3,300
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Date of visit: 26 July-2 August 2014
Purpose of visit: As part of the British-Taiwanese APPG, to promote the understanding of Taiwan and strengthen UK-Taiwan relations.
(Registered 6 August 2014)

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