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Ann Clwyd
Labour MP for Cynon Valley
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1984 — unknown
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Clwyd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Wales, Health, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Indonesia, Arms Export Licences, Miners' Compensation, UK Nationals (Cuba)
(based on written questions asked by Ann Clwyd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance (1 Feb 2012)
“The Minister mentioned Macmillan, which is a well respected organisation. It estimates that some 7,000 cancer patients could lose up to £94 a month. Is that right?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: UN Relief and Works Agency (1 Feb 2012)
“What assistance will the Government give to the Palestinians whose houses have recently been demolished?”
- Human Rights — [Andrew Rosindell in the Chair] (26 Jan 2012)
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell, although I suspect it is a case of poacher turned gamekeeper. You are normally on the Foreign Affairs Committee along with us, and I am sure that you would have made a contribution to this debate if you were not chairing it. I acknowledge the importance of the annual report, which was an initiative of the previous Government. I...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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") 576 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 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 | £21,201 (240th) | £21,165 (336th) | £21,600 (300th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,920 (322nd) | £3,618 (613th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,791 (478th) | £14,577 (474th) | £19,922 (374th) | £16,899 | £12,564 (564th) | £18,543 (399th) | £14,967 (551st) | £16,434 (286th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,657 (491st) | £89,847 (237th) | £84,036 (333rd) | £86,995 | £62,672 (581st) | £61,641 (572nd) | £56,997 (570th) | £32,578 (612th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,527 (517th) | £4,298 (490th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,945 (335th)1 | £7,426 (328th)2 | £6,792 (353rd)3 | £4,170 | £11,161 (300th) | £4,354 (543rd) | £10,031 (325th) | £5,163 (457th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £320 (229th) | £389 (241st) | £530 (216th) | £1,147 | £383 (302nd) | £657 (222nd) | £294 (338th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £976 (610th) | £836 (292nd) | £416 (joint 564th with 1 other) | £665 | £666 (424th) | £626 (447th) | £836 (413th) | £661 (joint 484th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,374 (117th) | £2,162 (389th) | £3,005 | £4,544 (161st) | £2,095 (392nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,007 (572nd) | £937 (joint 502nd with 4 others) | £937 | £1,975 (117th) | £1,975 (110th) | £1,975 (109th) | £1,975 (104th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,417 (517th) | £143,919 (372nd) | £136,395 (353rd) | £135,452 | £114,867 (489th) | £108,811 (526th) | £88,718 (619th) | £74,820 (joint 548th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,982 (44th). Rail £963 (462nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,013 (22nd). Rail £413 (500th).