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Ann Clwyd
Labour MP for Cynon Valley
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1984 — unknown
- Majority: 13,259 votes. — 12th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Clwyd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Wales, Defence, International Development
- 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)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Results-Based Aid (20 Jan 2010) has video
“There are many examples of how DFID aid has been used to rebuild civil society in Iraq, particularly in respect of the trade unions. [Interruption.] The trade unions were corrupted under Saddam, but they are now being rebuilt with the help of DFID aid. [Interruption.]”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economic Activity (6 Jan 2010) has video
“My local authority of Cynon, Rhondda and Taff is particularly pleased with the future jobs fund and the impact it is having on employment in the Cynon valley. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that the Government will continue to protect those who are out of work-unlike the Conservative party in the 1980s, which threw people on the scrapheap?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Afghanistan and the EU Council (14 Dec 2009) has video
“I met a delegation of Afghan MPs in Geneva a few weeks ago. They are extremely grateful for the efforts being made by this country on their behalf. However, one woman in the delegation-I cannot say publicly what she told me in private-said that women are still extremely vulnerable in that country. I have raised the matter in the Chamber several times in the past. The UN has criticised the...”
More of Ann Clwyd's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 530 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £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 (490th) | £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)3 | £7,426 (328th)2 | £6,792 (353rd)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,013 (22nd). Rail £413 (500th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,982 (44th). Rail £963 (462nd).