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Albert Owen
Labour MP for Ynys Môn
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 1,242 votes. — 580th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Albert Owen 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 a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Wales, Transport, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Poultry Meat, Thailand, Avian Influenza, Detection Rates
(based on written questions asked by Albert Owen and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Energy Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“In that generous spirit, will the Leader of the House agree to a debate on the impact that the recession is having on the UK tourist industry? Although it is a resilient and important industry, employment levels are suffering, and it needs support to deliver the quality product that visitors expect.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Charities (Economic Downturn) (1 Jul 2009) has video
“The Royal National Lifeboat Institution relies totally on donations from the public. I declare an interest as a member of its national council. One of the burdens that it faces in this recession, and has faced throughout its existence, is the VAT that it has to pay on equipment and fittings. Will the Minister take that matter up with colleagues in other Departments to try to get some sort of...”
More of Albert Owen's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 92 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £22,519 (263rd) | £21,285 (326th) | £18,999 | £16,945 (433rd) | £19,472 (293rd) | £19,444 (327th) | £8,866 (582nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,215 (385th) | £17,731 (483rd) | £17,025 | £15,513 (472nd) | £17,645 (495th) | £13,413 (580th) | £10,533 (505th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £76,318 (572nd) | £66,972 (607th) | £70,989 | £63,429 (575th) | £64,223 (501st) | £44,432 (639th) | £21,188 (648th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,102 (498th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,454 (131st)* | £13,270 (108th)** | £11,402 | £13,189 (214th) | £11,130 (285th) | £11,925 (249th) | £8,895 (281st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,098 (86th) | £662 (183rd) | £564 | £175 (378th) | £2,021 (54th) | £1,805 (61st) | £2,747 (18th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £5,213 (5th) | 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 | £626 (joint 415th) | £410 (567th) | £608 | £509 (498th) | £567 (474th) | £812 (430th) | £553 (526th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,380 (495th) | £1,528 (joint 491st) | £1,725 | £1,603 (475th) | £1,788 (450th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,213 (joint 307th) | £1,006 (joint 416th) | £0 | £1,938 (joint 224th) | £1,938 (joint 220th) | £1,938 (joint 217th) | £1,938 (joint 207th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,138 (389th) | £122,864 (531st) | £121,312 | £113,301 (509th) | £118,784 (341st) | £93,769 (597th) | £54,720 (648th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,254 (491st). Rail £10,977 (26th). Other: Rail £223 (82nd).
** Car £1,171 (519th). Rail £11,972 (14th). Air £127 (231st).