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Albert Owen
Labour MP for Ynys Môn
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Albert Owen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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 a smoking ban. 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)
- Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- 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: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)
“My constituents are now paying more for petrol and diesel at the pumps not least thanks to the VAT increase of 2.5p on every litre which the Secretary of State and his Government introduced. He boasted in his statement that he was going to give Ofgem extra powers and responsibilities. In light of these allegations, will he seriously consider giving the OFT similar powers and extending its...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Government's Fiscal Policies (15 May 2013)
“I welcome the drop in unemployment in Wales—that is in sharp contrast to unemployment in England—and credit must go to the jobs growth fund introduced by the Welsh Government. What practical steps are the Secretary of State and the Government taking to work with the Welsh Government to eradicate long-term unemployment, which is rising in north Wales and in his and my constituencies?”
- Upland Sheep Farmers (23 Apr 2013)
“The Minister is absolutely right that we should be buying British lamb, and Welsh lamb, as a priority—[Interruption.] It is British, of course. Has he or his Department contacted other national Governments and Assemblies in this country to assess the impact the adverse weather has had on the sheep industry and other food industries and on the price for the consumer in the United Kingdom?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well 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 75.83% 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") 240 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £18,923 (327th) | £22,519 (263rd) | £21,285 (326th) | £18,999 | £16,945 (433rd) | £19,472 (293rd) | £19,444 (327th) | £8,866 (582nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,321 (384th) | £17,215 (385th) | £17,731 (483rd) | £17,025 | £15,513 (472nd) | £17,645 (495th) | £13,413 (580th) | £10,533 (505th) |
| Staffing costs | £83,602 (540th) | £76,318 (572nd) | £66,972 (607th) | £70,989 | £63,429 (575th) | £64,223 (501st) | £44,432 (639th) | £21,188 (648th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,938 (529th) | £4,102 (498th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,927 (336th)1 | £12,454 (131st)2 | £13,270 (108th)3 | £11,402 | £13,189 (214th) | £11,130 (285th) | £11,925 (249th) | £8,895 (281st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £497 (159th) | £1,098 (86th) | £662 (183rd) | £564 | £175 (378th) | £2,021 (54th) | £1,805 (61st) | £2,747 (18th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £909 (131st) | £5,213 (5th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,913 (389th) | £626 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £410 (567th) | £608 | £509 (498th) | £567 (474th) | £812 (430th) | £553 (526th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,380 (495th) | £1,528 (joint 491st with 1 other) | £1,725 | £1,603 (475th) | £1,788 (450th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,213 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £1,006 (joint 416th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,938 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 220th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 217th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 207th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,031 (520th) | £142,138 (389th) | £122,864 (531st) | £121,312 | £113,301 (509th) | £118,784 (341st) | £93,769 (597th) | £54,720 (648th) |
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).