By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter His mother has voted for UKIP and the Tories have lost control of his local council. Tory MP for Monmouth David Davies has warned Cameron that he may not be in position for very long if he doesn't raise his game. Mr Davies has written this letter to the South […]
David Davies is the Member of Parliament for Monmouth, Chairman of the Welsh Affairs select committee, and a Special Constable with the British Transport Police. In a fit of curiosity, I headed off yesterday lunchtime to see the happy campers who have been dominating the headlines and bringing about the downfall of various prelates. Coming […]
By Jonathan IsabyFollow Jonathan on Twitter Yesterday saw two Opposition debates relating to law and order, which included speeches highly critical of the Government from two (unrelated) Conservative backbenchers by the name of Davies. The first debate was on a simple Labour motion stating "that this House opposes changing the maximum discount for custodial sentences […]
David Davies is Conservative MP for Monmouth and chairman of the Welsh Affairs select committee. "Why is the Government trying to cut the national debt so quickly?” That’s a question I have been asked numerous times over the last few weeks in one way or another along with calls for certain things – such as […]
By Jonathan Isaby Monmouth MP David Davies used today's Business Questions to raise the pressing issue of which title might be bestowed upon Prince William on his marriage to Kate Middleton next year: "Many of us look forward not only to the royal wedding, but to finding out what title will be bestowed on Prince […]
By Jonathan Isaby This afternoon in the Commons, Cabinet Office minister Mark Harper was summoned to the Dispatch Box to answer an Urgent Question on the decision to grant the right to vote to prisoners. Quite why Nick Clegg could not have done so, given that his is the only of the main parties to […]
Earlier I posted some extracts from the speech made by shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, during the Second Reading debate of the Crime and Security Bill in the Commons yesterday. Later in the debate came a contribution from Monmouth's Conservative MP, David Davies, a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee and a special constable, […]
David Davies is Conservative MP for Monnouth and a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee. One of the “best” funerals I have attended was for Peter Law, the Independent MP for neighbouring Blaenau Gwent, a principled Socialist and a good friend from our years in the Welsh Assembly. There was no need to ask […]
Yesterday the House of Commons staged Welsh questions. Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Shailesh Vara and Wellingborough both asked about the treatment of Welsh and English residents in the other country's hospitals: "The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David): My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I […]
One for the localists amongst you: there were oral questions on communities and local government yesterday. Monmouth MP and pugilist David Davies asked about the Government's programme to tackle violent extremism, a topic which Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government Paul Goodman has also been pursuing. "David T.C. Davies: When I last raised this […]
David Davies has been MP for Monmouth since 2005 and is a member of the Home Affairs select committee. He also serves as a special constable and was patrolling the streets of London the night before the G20 protests. Here he explains some of the techniques used by the police in such situations and says […]
David T C Davies is the Member of Parliament for Monmouth and Chairman of the Welsh Affairs select committee. I am not on the modernising, Cameroon wing of the Conservative Party and I have never tried to ingratiate myself with the leadership with a view to getting a Minister’s job. It may therefore surprise some […]