David Jones’s voting in Parliament

David Jones is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of David Jones’s votes.

• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2019.
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2007–2016.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017.
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 19 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2019.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016.
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011.

Last updated: 18 Jan 2021. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Alaa Abdel Fattah 4 Jul 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many written requests her Department has made to the Egyptian authorities for consular access to the British detainee Ala’a Abd el-Fattah.

• Iran’s Nuclear Programme 30 Jun 2022

  I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) and the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) on securing the debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating it. It is, for all the reasons set out by my right hon. Friend, a timely debate. It is also timely because it comes after the report of the board of governors of the IAEA...

• Iran’s Nuclear Programme 30 Jun 2022

  My hon. Friend is entirely right: it was a gathering of supporters of the NCRI, which takes place every year in Paris and attracts supporters from all round the world. As he points out, had that conspiracy been successful, its consequences would have been catastrophic. My right hon. Friend the Member for Newark mentioned Iran’s revolutionary guard corps. That is, in effect, a state within a...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Clwyd West

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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

Social Media

• @DavidJonesMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

David Jones campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Treasury
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Departmental Computer Data
• Departmental Publications
• Wind Farms
• Israel: Palestinians
• Energy: Meters

Currently held offices

• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill Committee (26 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee) (17 Apr 2018 to 27 Jul 2018)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union) (17 Jul 2016 to 12 Jun 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (8 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gareth Thomas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 22)
• Compensation Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)