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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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 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 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 very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. 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, Defence, Wales, Health
- 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
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“I am grateful to the 2,500 people from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland who have written to me since last December, when I first raised the issue of compassion in nursing. The e-mails keep coming and I want to quote from some of them. A man whose elderly mother was in hospital asked how many staff it takes to cut a fingernail: “The hospital staff won’t cut my mother’s...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: CHOGM (Colombo) (23 Apr 2013)
“What discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts about the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo in 2013 and the progress being made on tackling human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — 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 62.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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") 598 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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).