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Alun Michael
Former Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Left Parliament on 22 October 2012 — Resigned
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alun Michael voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. 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 automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Criminal Justice System — [Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] (17 Oct 2012)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central (Tony Lloyd) on securing this debate. I declare a similar interest; I have been nominated to stand for election as police and crime commissioner in south Wales. I am proud to say that the needs of victims will be at the heart of my approach if I am elected. I want to be precise that a genuine focus on the needs and interests of...”
- Criminal Justice System — [Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] (17 Oct 2012)
“My hon. Friend is right. The needs and interests of victims should be present at every stage throughout the court system. I also think that greater use of restorative justice is needed. I was interested to hear a sergeant in the South Wales police say recently that giving victims the chance to tell the offender in no uncertain terms how damaging the experience of the offence had been was, in...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (15 Oct 2012)
“May I declare an interest, in that I am standing to be police and crime commissioner in south Wales? Like the excellent Labour candidates across England and Wales outside London, I want to rescue police governance from the shambles that the Government are creating. Given that the Government pay for the free distribution of literature to electors in parliamentary elections, Welsh Assembly...”
More of Alun Michael's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 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 76.24% 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.
- 86 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1356 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).