David Hanson
Labour - Former Member for Delyn
First elected: 9th April 1992
Left House: 6th November 2019 (Defeated)
11 Former APPG memberships
Alternative Dispute Resolution, China, Endangered Species, Psychoactive Substances and Volatile Substance Abuse, Retail Crime, Role of the House of Lords, Roofing Industry, Surgical Mesh Implants, University of Hull, Water and Sanitation in the Third World, Working at HeightDivision Voting information
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 12 Labour No votes vs 48 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 166
David Hanson voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 53 Labour Aye votes vs 57 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 263
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 24 Labour No votes vs 119 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 31
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 93 Labour No votes vs 155 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 176
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 83 Labour No votes vs 157 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 158
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 77 Labour No votes vs 156 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 153
David Hanson voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 28 Labour Aye votes vs 33 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 87
David Hanson voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 61 Labour Aye votes vs 215 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 336
David Hanson voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 62 Labour Aye votes vs 216 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 286
David Hanson voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 152 Labour No votes vs 162 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 416 Noes - 163
David Hanson voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 111 Labour Aye votes vs 197 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 375
All Debates
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
(88 debate interactions)
(81 debate interactions)
(66 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(566 debate contributions)
(336 debate contributions)
(296 debate contributions)
(157 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(4,274 words contributed)
(3,590 words contributed)
(2,566 words contributed)
(1,759 words contributed)
Delyn Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 65,188 signatures (0.20%)
of 202,823 signatures (0.12%)
of 103,517 signatures (0.11%)
of 202,823 signatures (0.12%)
of 65,188 signatures (0.20%)
of 103,517 signatures (0.11%)
of 57,012 signatures (0.16%)
Petition Closed
NHS supply new lifesaving drugs for Cystic Fibrosis like 11 other EU countries
Gov Responded - 7 Dec 2018 Debated on - 10 Jun 2019 View David Hanson's petition debate contributionsclosed 4 years, 11 months ago
Children & young adults with CF endure lifelong suffering & early death. They need Orkambi and other precision medicines as they are developed. Sufferers in the EU, US & Australia can access the drugs, but not the UK. Hundreds have died in the 3yrs since these drugs were licensed.
Petition Closed
Brexit re article 50 it must not be suspended/stopped under any circumstances
Gov Responded - 29 Jan 2019 Debated on - 4 Feb 2019 View David Hanson's petition debate contributionsclosed 5 years, 2 months ago
the full details are well known to everyone the media has covered it fully
Petition Closed
Require supermarkets to offer a plastic-free option for all their fruit & veg.
Gov Responded - 7 Nov 2018 Debated on - 12 Nov 2018 View David Hanson's petition debate contributionsclosed 5 years, 4 months ago
In response to the problem of an ever-increasing amount of plastic waste polluting our environment, we need to make supermarkets offer an option of no packaging or eco-friendly packaging for each item of fresh fruit and vegetables they sell.
Petition Closed
Leave the EU immediately
Gov Responded - 17 Oct 2017 Debated on - 22 Jan 2018 View David Hanson's petition debate contributionsclosed 6 years, 1 month ago
The Government should walk away from the Article 50 negotiations and leave the EU immediately with no deal. The EU looks set to offer us a punishment deal out of spite. Why wait another 18 months when we could leave right away and fully take back control of our country, lawmaking powers and borders?
Petition Closed
Pay Up Now! – Scrap the pay cap and give public servants a meaningful pay rise
Gov Responded - 9 Oct 2017 Debated on - 4 Dec 2017 View David Hanson's petition debate contributionsclosed 6 years, 1 month ago
Every single person who works in public services needs and deserve a pay rise. It’s time for the pay cap to be scrapped, for the government to provide additional funding for public sector pay and for employers to put public sector workers pay up now.
Latest EDMs signed by David Hanson
Fair pay and treatment of outsourced staff at Northwick Park Hospital
Tabled by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)That this House expresses concern that many of the 400 outsourced catering, porters, cleaners and ward hostesses employed by Medirest, which is part of the Compass Group, at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow are being paid £8.21 an hour rather than the Living Wage Foundation rate of £9 an hour …
(Most recent: 24 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
BRAZIL DEFORESTATION
Tabled by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)That this House condemns the policies pursued by the Administration of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, which are destroying the Amazon rainforest; notes that more than 3,700 square kilometres of forest has been deforested in 2019 with July being the worst month on record so far; further condemns the violence …
(Most recent: 26 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by David Hanson, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
David Hanson has not been granted any Urgent Questions
David Hanson has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
4 Bills introduced by David Hanson
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the by-election system for the election of hereditary peers; to provide for the exclusion of hereditary peers from the House of Lords over time; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the by-election system for the election of hereditary peers; to provide for the exclusion of hereditary peers from the House of Lords over time; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 20th December 2016
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the section 2 exception under which 90 persons have the right to sit, speak and vote in the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require individuals standing for elected office in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to declare any political party of which they are a member when registering to stand; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 26th March 2013
6 Bills co-sponsored by David Hanson
Planning (Appeals) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - John Howell (Con)
Freedom of Information (Extension) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Andy Slaughter (Lab)
Leasehold Reform Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Justin Madders (Lab)
Fetal Dopplers (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Antoinette Sandbach (LD)
Service Animals (Offences) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Oliver Heald (Con)
National Health Service Provision (Local Consultation) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Victoria Prentis (Con)
Latest 50 Written Questions
(View all written questions)20 Other Department Questions
The following information relates to employees of the Church of England's National Church Institutions (NCIs). Senior salaries, gender and race information are published each year in the annual reports of Archbishops’ Council, Pensions Board and Church Commissioners.
Women make up 55% of the total workforce and hold just over 40% of the roles at a senior level. Most roles fit into a pay banding structure which pays the same for equivalent jobs in each band. The equal pay draft regulations have just been published and the NCIs will be reporting in line with the requirements when they have been passed into law.
Clergy officeholders, as distinct from employees, are paid a stipend rather than a salary. For information female and male Bishops in office receive the same level of stipend. All other clergy officeholder stipends are based on a national stipend benchmark which is set by post and is the same for female and male clergy in each diocese.
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) transferred into the Department for Education on 1 September 2015. Prior to September, GEO were part of DCMS. We are therefore not able to provide historical salary data.
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) pays annual salaries. These have been converted to hourly rates using the calculation ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.
Please find details of the average hourly earnings of the groups of GEO staff requested below:
| Mar-11 | Mar-12 | Mar-13 | Mar-14 | Mar-15 | Jan-16 |
Male | - | - | - | - | - | £25.33 |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | £23.38 |
Full-time | - | - | - | - | - | £24.06 |
Part-time | - | - | - | - | - | £23.94 |
We have ongoing discussions with the construction sector about the CITB Levy scheme on how existing arrangements are affected, and whether any changes are required, including whether they may wish to see changes to the CITB levy regime when the apprenticeship levy takes effect.
The apprenticeship levy is economy wide. It will apply to all employers with a pay bill over £3,000,000 including those in the construction and engineering construction sectors.We are aware that the industry is concerned about the potential impact of paying two levies. We are working closely with the Industry Training Boards who will consult with their members ahead of the introduction of the apprenticeships levy on how their existing arrangements will be affected.
We will be confirming our plans for future competitive CFD allocation rounds in due course and are considering how we use the tools available under the CFD to implement the manifesto commitment to end new subsidies for onshore wind.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is provided in favour of the Lender and consequently no companies in receipt of a loan facilitated by the scheme have received public funds through the EFG scheme following liquidation.
Delivery of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is fully devolved to the participating lenders and loans can be made to several types of businesses, including limited companies. Up to the 31st December 2014, the number of businesses that have been recorded by all lenders as having defaulted on the terms of their loan, at some stage during the life of their loan, is 4,495. Not all defaults will necessarily lead to a claim being made against the guarantee.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 January 2015 to Question UIN 220931.
Information on the total value of the loans underpinned by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in each year since its inception, and the value of the loans underpinned by that scheme made by each financial institution in each of those years, is attached.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills maintains contact with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) executives throughout the year covering a range of matters of mutual interest. His most recent meeting to discuss RBS’s proposed course of action on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee was with Alison Rose, CEO of Commercial and Private Banking at RBS, on 14 January 2015.
We have not estimated the number of buildings domestic or commercial that use LED lighting. We estimate that sales of LED lighting in 2013 had increased to 2.5% of the total sales of lighting. From a recent report that DECC published in the summer of 2014 consumers using these more efficient light bulbs, compared to incandescent, can save over £300 by 2030:
Energy Efficient Luminaires were introduced into the domestic Green Deal Assessment Software on 7 December 2014 allowing an assessor to recommend low energy lighting to consumers to improve the overall efficiency of their home. This means that Energy Efficient Luminaires can appear on a Green Deal Advice Report, which can be used to take forward a Green Deal Finance Plan. Energy Efficient Luminaires are complete light fittings which must be fixed to the dwelling and that can only take low energy lamps (e.g. such as LEDs).
The Government remains fully committed to the principle of House of Lords Reform. In a modern democracy, there should be elected members in both Houses, which was the intention of the Government’s House of Lords Reform Bill in 2012.
The Government continues to favour a reformed upper House containing mostly elected members even though it has not been possible to pass legislation to achieve this in this Parliament.
The withholding of a retention is a common contractual practice in the construction industry. Through the Construction Leadership Council the Government is working with the construction industry to move towards a position where retentions are no longer needed, as part of a more general set of measures on good payment practices.
This Department has issued no guidance on the use of retentions in the construction industry.
Operation of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is devolved by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to the participating lenders. BIS monitors lenders’ administration of EFG but does not intervene in individual disputes between lenders and borrowers.
If a borrower has a complaint regarding their loan they should initially follow their lender’s internal complaints process. If that does not provide a satisfactory outcome then in most cases they have the option of approaching the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Use of mediation as a means of resolving any disputes which may have arisen between participating lenders and borrowers who have received an EFG-backed loan is a matter for the lender and borrower.
Delivery of EFG is fully devolved to over 40 participating lenders, each of which has their own arrangements for handling customer complaints. The Department does not mediate in disputes between individual borrowers and lenders. Any business complaining to BIS or the British Business Bank is guided in the first instance to follow their lender’s complaints procedure. Upon exhaustion of that process the next step for dealing with an unresolved dispute in most instances will be to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Delivery of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is fully devolved to over 40 participating lenders. As such the Department for Business Innovation and Skills does not directly receive, approve or terminate any EFG applications.
Participating lenders do not report to the Department numbers of applications submitted or terminated. Since inception of the scheme in January 2009, participating lenders have made offers of 26,189 EFG-backed loans and other types of debt facilities.
The Government's intention to bring forward a recall Bill in this session was announced in the Queen's speech on 4 June.
No estimate has been made of the total costs of the prorogation litigation, which only recently concluded. We expect to know the final figures in November.
It is essential that victims are supported in the criminal justice system, and the Government has made this a key priority. The reimbursement of travel expenses can be made to those who have been called as a witness in the Criminal Justice System.
The payment of expenses and allowances to prosecution witnesses, where the Crown Prosecution Service is the prosecuting authority, is governed by the Crown Prosecution Service (Witnesses’ etc. Allowances) Regulations 1988. Full guidance on expenses and allowances for prosecution witnesses can be found here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/witness-expenses-and-allowances
The rates or scales of expenses for defence witnesses are determined by the Ministry of Justice. The payment of expenses incurred by those called as a witness on behalf of a defendant are set out in Regulations made under Sections 19 and 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. Full guidance on expenses and allowances can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592291/guide-allowances-under-part-v-costs-criminal-cases-general-september-2016.doc. In addition, any acquitted defendant whose costs are ordered by a court to be paid out of central funds may be allowed the same travelling and subsistence allowances as if they attended to give evidence (i.e. an ordinary witness subsistence allowance, plus travelling expenses).
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) provides a basis for a swift and cost-efficient extradition process between EU Member States implementing the principle of ‘mutual recognition’ of judicial decisions. The UK continues to work closely with Member States to execute EAW following the referendum.
There are a number of factors at various stages that are likely to have an impact on conviction rates for rape, but the Crown Prosecution Service is committed to improving the conviction rate for rape by working closely with partners in all police force areas.
In order to provide consistency of approach, the CPS has also established networks of Violence against Women and Girls co-ordinators.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Given the very large and urgent list of other constitutional reforms currently underway, it’s hard to justify giving Lords reform a higher priority than other manifesto promises. We will continue to consider steps that are able to command support from all sides of the House. The Leader of the House of Lords has convened cross-party talks to discuss these issues, and those talks continue.
Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.
Foreign Secretary
Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.
Foreign Secretary
Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.
Foreign Secretary
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The Government has asked Lord Strathclyde to lead a review to examine how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to (i) its primacy on financial matters; and (ii) secondary legislation. Lord Strathclyde will be supported by a panel of experts and further details will be announced in due course.
The Government has asked Lord Strathclyde to lead a review to examine how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to (i) its primacy on financial matters; and (ii) secondary legislation. Lord Strathclyde will be supported by a panel of experts and further details will be announced in due course.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester South on 8 January 2015 to UIN: 219343.
Given the very large and urgent list of other constitutional reforms currently underway, it’s hard to justify giving Lords reform a higher priority than other manifesto promises. We will continue to consider steps that are able to command support from all sides of the House. The Leader of the House of Lords has convened cross-party talks to discuss these issues, and those talks continue.
7 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Questions
(View all David Hanson's BEIS questions)The table below shows how many (a) RP02A and (b) how many RP07 forms were received in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Year | RP02 Received | RP07 Received |
2014 | 3,499 | N/A |
2015 | 4,791 | N/A |
2016 | 5,189 | 2,969 |
2017 | 5,981 | 6,804 |
2018 | 5,591 | 8,070 |
Figures for RP02 include both RP02a and RP02b, as historical statistics are not broken down. However, RP02b forms are estimated to be less than 10% of total number of RP02 forms received.
Figures for RP07 began in April 2016, which is when the relevant legislation was implemented.
There have been no prosecutions for fraudulent use of an address through Companies House. The Department is currently considering a broad package of reforms to Companies House and plan to consult on these reforms in due course.
The Retail Sector Council meets approximately three times a year. They first met in March, then June and November of 2018. Their next meeting is scheduled for February.
The UK retail sector is one of the largest employers in the country, with a workforce of over three million and accounting for around 5.1% of economic output with sales of nearly £360 billion in 2017.
The latest ONS retail briefing shows that for the whole of 2018, retail sales in terms of quantity bought increased by 2.7% and Total Retail sales in 2018 increased to £368bn in 2018, an increase of 3%, but we and the Council recognise that the sector faces some key challenges.
The Council is prioritising its work to address the key challenges facing the sector and will initially focus on; costs to business, skills and lifelong learning, employment protection, consumer protection, the circular economy and the Industrial Strategy. The priority areas were selected by the industry and each workstream will be led by a senior industry figure.
BEIS officials have continued to receive information on this matter from the rt. hon. Member’s constituent, and from RBS. I will write to the rt. hon. Member shortly with a further update.
The headcount at the Intellectual Property Office from 01 April 2010 is as follows:
Date | Headcount |
01/04/2010 | 907 |
01/04/2011 | 899 |
01/04/2012 | 920 |
01/04/2013 | 982 |
01/04/2014 | 1017 |
01/04/2015 | 1108 |
01/04/2016 | 1169 |
01/04/2017 | 1171 |
01/04/2018 | 1215 |