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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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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alun Michael voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Work and Pensions, Health, 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
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“Does the Minister recall that I made the strong point that the Government are in danger of being guilty of surrendering the simple concept of an antisocial behaviour order, which has been effective in reducing antisocial behaviour by maintaining the restrictions that it imposes? Will he clear that up, remove the Home Secretary’s threat to get rid of ASBOs and simply make it easier to...”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Surely it should be possible to correct what I am sure is an inadvertent misleading of the House by the Minister—he would not have intended to do it. The ASBO is a civil order. A breach of it is a criminal offence, tested by the criminal quality of evidence.”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom). If I may summarise what she has just said, it is that if we do not address child development, education and mental health, a heavy price will be paid in the criminal justice system and by victims. She is right: prevention is better than cure. I have declared my intention to stand for selection as the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 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 75.73% 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") 1353 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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).