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Albert Owen
Labour MP for Ynys Môn

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Albert Owen voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Wales, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Treasury, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Poultry Meat, Thailand, Energy: Prices, Avian Influenza

(based on written questions asked by Albert Owen and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (22 out of 31)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of 6)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)

“The hon. Gentleman is right to say that the thresholds have raised and that some people are coming out of paying income tax. Does he not acknowledge, however, that his party and coalition colleagues voted in favour of VAT rises, which will wipe out any gain that the lower-paid will have had? The VAT has increased Budget on Budget.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)

“It is pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr Walker), who was courteous in giving way. I pay tribute to his late father, who was Secretary of State for Wales and an Energy Minister—I will discuss energy reforms later in my speech. When I lobbied him when he was Secretary of State and a Minister, I found that he agreed with me more than he agreed with Mrs Thatcher, his...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)

“The hon. Gentleman knows that I do not always vote with my party, and if he checks the record, he will see that I have voted for several SNP measures. If they are sensible, I will vote for them, but not many are. [Interruption.] I cannot speak for the rest of Labour, but I can speak for myself very comfortably in this House, and have done from both the Government and Opposition Benches. It...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 202 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,526 (437th). Rail £5,345 (168th). Air £56 (163rd).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,254 (491st). Rail £10,977 (26th). Other: Rail £223 (82nd).

³ Car £1,171 (519th). Rail £11,972 (14th). Air £127 (231st).