This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Alun Michael
Labour MP for Cardiff South & Penarth
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 9,334 votes. — 180th out of 643 MPs.
- Send a message to your MP (via WriteToThem.com)
- Sign up to HearFromYourMP to get messages from your MP
- Email me whenever Alun Michael speaks (no more than once per day)
- Help us add video by matching a speech by Alun Michael
- 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 against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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: Wales, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Devolution, Colombia: Trade Unions, Digital Switchover, Crime and Policing Representatives, Internet Governance Forum
(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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Digital Inclusion (1 Feb 2010) has video
“What recent assessment she has made of the potential of StartHere in meeting her Department's objectives in respect of digital inclusion.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Digital Inclusion (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I greatly welcome my right hon. Friend's positive response. Given that the recent evaluation report shows that StartHere is highly cost-effective in getting information to those who are on the wrong side of the digital divide, and that NHS Choices has chosen to use StartHere as a vehicle, is it not time for the DWP and others to use it too? Will he meet me to discuss how we might achieve that?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (1 Feb 2010) has video
“In view of this afternoon's outrageous attempt by the political scavengers on the Conservative Front Bench to affect an interest in young people, will my right hon. Friend remind them of the full generation of young people who were abandoned without hope and opportunity by the last Conservative Government?”
More of Alun Michael's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 31 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") 1269 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
I receive support for my work in chairing the Internet Governance Forum and the Internet Crime and Disorder Reduction from Nominet (the not-for-profit company that runs the UK's Domain Name Registry) including the secondment of an employee for up to one day a week, and from EURIM (European Information Society Group) whose e-Crime Group I chair. A researcher who works for me four days week is employed by EURIM for the fifth day to support their work. (I receive no personal payments.)
6. Overseas visits
29 November-7 December 2008, to Hyderabad, India, for the United Nations Internet Governance Forum and to visit a number of high-tech companies. Flights, and some hotel and internal travel were met by Nominet, the UK domain name registry; the balance was paid by PITCOM (Parliamentary IT Committee). (Registered 30 January 2009)
Name of donor: auDA, the Australian Internet Domain Name Registry
Address of donor: 114 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,000, covering the cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Sydney, Australia
Date of visit: 18-21 June 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the launch of the Australian and New Zealand Best practice Awards. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, and Chair of the UK Best Practice Awards, as well as Chair of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,000, covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Nairobi, Kenya
Date of visit: 6-9 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the East African Internet Governance Forum and engage with East African parliamentarians. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £500—covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Geneva, Switzerland.
Date of visit: 13 - 16 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the European Dialogues on Internet Governance (EURODIG). I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: SIDN—the Netherlands Internet Domain Name Registry
Address of donor: Utrechtseweg 310, 612 AR, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £700—covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation.
Destination of visit: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Date of visit: 21-22 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend a meeting in preparation for the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and incidental costs; total value £1,203
Destination of visit: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Date of visit: 14-19 November 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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)3 | £9,176 (254th)2 | £6,520 (364th)1 | £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 (284th) | £149,518 (275th) | £137,764 (325th) | £111,836 | £118,212 (437th) | £101,762 (586th) | £105,824 (477th) | £77,469 (521st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,087 (201st). Rail £4,763 (194th). Other: Rail £326 (59th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,263 (159th). Rail £2,490 (315th). Other: Rail £250 (69th). European £1,152 (44th).