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Adam Price
Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East & Dinefwr
- Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Transport; Business, Innovation and Skills; Treasury; Olympics; Energy and Climate Change) (since 21 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,718 votes. — 328th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Adam Price voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Miners' Compensation, Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations, Low Flying, Departmental Databases
(based on written questions asked by Adam Price and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Detainees (21 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the names are of all detainees who have died in the custody of UK forces in each year since 2001; and what the (a) date and (b) cause of death was in each case.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children in Care (21 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children have been placed in care in the last five years; and what proportion were returned to their parents within two months.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Radio Switchover (20 Jul 2009) has video
“The Minister is a Welsh speaker, so is he aware of the fears for the future of Radio Cymru, the BBC's Welsh language national service? It is not currently available on digital and will not be available in large swathes of western Wales for reasons of topography.”
More of Adam Price's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 61 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Adam Price speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 210 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,788 (241st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,291 (joint 204th) | £19,597 (304th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,065 (292nd) | £22,570 (168th) | £23,243 | £19,318 (joint 110th) | £18,272 (434th) | £17,864 (joint 398th) | £19,754 (172nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,773 (163rd) | £87,150 (184th) | £80,838 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £62,708 (549th) | £65,308 (277th) | £57,171 (39th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,011 (506th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,290 (250th)* | £10,541 (196th)** | £9,343 | £12,379 (255th) | £13,232 (206th) | £11,367 (273rd) | £9,117 (268th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,504 (46th) | £1,001 (129th) | £2,272 | £1,627 (joint 105th) | £1,229 (126th) | £419 (joint 281st) | £783 (164th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £283 (589th) | £272 (614th) | £140 | £268 (607th) | £558 (480th) | £814 (joint 428th) | £1,066 (300th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £510 (joint 613th) | £1,048 (577th) | £480 | £805 (598th) | £2,363 (349th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,440 (42nd) | £1,237 (76th) | £0 | £1,838 (joint 413th) | £1,838 (joint 406th) | £1,838 (joint 395th) | £1,838 (361st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £149,664 (271st) | £145,929 (156th) | £137,950 | £127,473 (243rd) | £120,491 (300th) | £117,207 (232nd) | £107,738 (28th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,619 (146th). Rail £4,626 (199th). Misc £45 (203rd).