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Alun Michael

Labour MP for Cardiff South & Penarth

• Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
• Majority: 9,334 votes. — 179th 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 Alun Michael voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for 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 moderately 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

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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, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Wales, Culture Media and Sport, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Digital Switchover, Crime and Policing Representatives, Internet Governance Forum, Directgov, Crime

(based on written questions asked by Alun Michael and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Charities Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
• Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (5 Nov 2009)

“It is clear that most people are much more positive and objective about wind energy if they own the project, whereas problems arise when they see outside companies coming in to do something to the local area. Will my right hon. Friend look again at the case that I outlined in Westminster Hall on 12 July 2006 and get his Department to act to promote community ownership of wind energy?”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia: Political Prisoners (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether members of his Department posted to Bogota have visited political prisoners in Colombia jails.”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia: Trade Unions (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government have made to the Government of Colombia on the detention since September 2007 of trade unionist Andres Gil.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 32 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alun Michael speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1266 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,087 (201st). Rail £4,763 (194th). Other: Rail £326 (59th).

^** Car £5,528 (104th). Rail £992 (419th).