A selection of James Davies's votes

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• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 22 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Great Repeal Bill 26 Apr 2017

  My right hon. Friend will be aware that the setting of business rates in Wales is now devolved. Does he share my concern that the small business rate relief scheme in Wales is less generous than the one in England?

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Aerospace Industry 24 Apr 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential implications of the proposed US Border Adjustment Tax for the UK aerospace industry; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of those proposals with World Trade Organisation rules.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations 24 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person assessed in an employment and support allowance or personal independence payment assessment is entitled to a copy of the LIMA or PIPAT computer file report created by the HCP during that process.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Vale of Clwyd

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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Social Media

• @JamesDavies
• https://facebook.com/jamesdavies4mp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Davies campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• HM Treasury
• Department for International Trade
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Sickness
• disability and carers' benefits: Assessments
• Electric Cables
• Defence: Exports
• Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
• Tourism: VAT

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Ruane

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chris Ruane

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INNOVATION) BILL Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all James Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 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.
• 39 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 24 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)