Hywel Williams

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)

Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon

@hywelplaidcymru https://facebook.com/HywelWilliamsASMP

Hywel Williams’s voting in Parliament

Hywel Williams is a Plaid Cymru MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Plaid Cymru MPs.

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Recent appearances

  • Work and Pensions: Rural Poverty: Benefits System 18 Mar 2024

    What steps he is taking through the benefits system to tackle poverty in rural areas.
  • Work and Pensions: Rural Poverty: Benefits System 18 Mar 2024

    I commissioned a poverty report for the Arfon constituency from the highly respected Bevan Foundation—copies are available online in Welsh and English. One finding is that, of the people receiving both universal credit and housing benefit in Arfon, 35% are paying the bedroom tax, compared with 21% across Wales. This is cushioned to some extent by the Gwynedd local authority’s...
  • Wales: Healthcare 13 Mar 2024

    The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom), has announced an extra £200 million of spending for dentistry. I have repeatedly asked her whether that is in the English budget or additional, in which case it would produce a Barnett consequential, but all she could say, repeatedly, is that it was additional....

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Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon

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

Also represented Caernarfon

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Topics of interest

Hywel Williams campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Treasury
  • Home Office
  • Cabinet Office
  • Work and Pensions
  • Welsh Language
  • Departmental Public Expenditure
  • Immigration: EU Nationals
  • Driving: Licensing
  • Immigration

Currently held offices

  • Member, Media Bill Committee (since 29 Nov 2023)
  • Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Development) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Chief Whip (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 1 Jun 2017)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Trade) (since 1 Jun 2017)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (since 10 May 2001)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
  • Member, Health and Care Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021)
  • Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 15 Oct 2021)
  • Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 3 May 2017)
  • Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Brexit) ( 1 Jun 2017 to 21 Jul 2020)
  • Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader (12 Oct 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
  • Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art ( 1 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Europe) ( 8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 6 Jan 2014 to 10 Mar 2014)
  • Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (27 Feb 2012 to 20 Oct 2014)
  • Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 20 May 2020)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (18 Jun 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) (10 Jun 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Panel of Chairs (24 May 2005 to 17 Sep 2015)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 10 May 2006)
  • Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Development) (10 May 2004 to 1 Jun 2017)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (26 Jan 2004 to 6 May 2010)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health) (10 May 2001 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

1. Employment and earnings
4 December 2023, received £1,200 from ITV Entertainment, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford M17 1FZ, for two appearances on Christmas University Challenge. The payer also provided travel with a value of £191. Hours: 18 hrs. (Registered 21 December 2023)

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