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Alun Michael
Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- 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
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Health, Work and Pensions, Wales, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Central Office of Information, Colombia: Political Prisoners, Devolution, StartHere, Hemofil T: Clinical Trials
(based on written questions asked by Alun Michael and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Charities Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of 31)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“This may seem like a minor point, but the Minister referred to pirates returning to Somaliland. By and large, the pirates are not from Somaliland, but will go there to serve their sentences as part of the assistance that Somaliland is giving to the international community.”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“I do not think we should be quite so defeatist, given that the Somalis themselves have a model that has worked in Somaliland. It has dealt with what was a clan situation and has engaged with the elders through the Guurti. I think that the hon. Gentleman is right about the current situation, but I do not think we should write off the capacity of Somalis to build democracy, especially if they...”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“And take note of all your future suggestions.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1349 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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.
| 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 | £13,129 (463rd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,030 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £19,768 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £13,980 (492nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,765 (459th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £21,481 (150th) | £15,828 (435th) | £19,559 (402nd) | £19,167 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,178 (409th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,962 (129th) | £86,400 (367th) | £84,621 (308th) | £65,967 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £60,314 (590th) | £56,170 (577th) | £41,504 (483rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,426 (383rd) | £9,830 (181st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,155 (283rd)1 | £9,176 (254th)2 | £6,520 (364th)3 | £2,717 | £1,572 (630th) | £2,391 (604th) | £8,072 (408th) | £7,339 (355th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £321 (228th) | £544 (joint 192nd with 1 other) | £1,500 (71st) | £1,345 | £1,195 (155th) | £2,060 (50th) | £528 (joint 255th with 1 other) | £347 (299th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £405 (222nd) | £927 (129th) | 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 | £1,758 (544th) | £591 (joint 434th with 3 others) | £667 (430th) | £431 | £463 (527th) | £495 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £320 (608th) | £206 (635th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,248 (524th) | £1,182 (556th) | £1,190 | £1,167 (joint 548th with 1 other) | £898 (578th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,891 (4th) | £1,685 (10th) | £1,251 | £1,634 (528th) | £1,251 (624th) | £1,251 (602nd) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,637 (283rd) | £149,518 (275th) | £137,764 (325th) | £111,836 | £118,212 (437th) | £101,762 (586th) | £105,824 (477th) | £77,469 (521st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,263 (159th). Rail £2,490 (315th). Other: Rail £250 (69th). European £1,152 (44th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,087 (201st). Rail £4,763 (194th). Other: Rail £326 (59th).