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Betty Williams
Labour MP for Conwy
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,081 votes. — 488th 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 Betty Williams voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Wales, Treasury, Home Department, Health, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure Limits, Retinopathy, Nuclear Test Veterans, Debt Relief, Railways
(based on written questions asked by Betty Williams and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Social Care Green Paper (11 Nov 2009)
“When my hon. Friend has those discussions, will he please raise the concerns of my blind constituents about whether they will continue to receive disability living allowance when they reach the age of 65?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Health Care Provision (15 Jul 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend have discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that there is a strong relationship—as strong as ever—concerning orthopaedic surgery, especially with Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital in Oswestry? I have to declare an interest, as does the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire (Lembit Öpik), because about 12 years ago we were patients...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video
“My right hon. Friend will remember the strong support that we had from church organisations in this country on the Make Poverty History campaign, with which he was very much involved. Church leaders in my constituency are involved in the Get Fair campaign, which seeks to tackle child poverty in this country. Will he give the same commitment to that campaign as he did to the Make Poverty...”
More of Betty Williams's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Betty Williams speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 59 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £13,989 (507th) | £12,704 (530th) | £10,947 | £11,388 (549th) | £10,598 (555th) | £13,273 (557th) | £12,375 (503rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,919 (594th) | £9,191 (625th) | £9,521 | £7,528 (633rd) | £9,834 (635th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £6,718 (597th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £98,588 (30th) | £84,932 (298th) | £83,502 | £65,858 (530th) | £69,590 (200th) | £65,547 (joint 244th) | £57,222 (38th) |
| Communications Allowance | £473 (590th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,702 (153rd)* | £10,627 (189th)** | £12,852 | £14,436 (158th) | £13,722 (184th) | £13,226 (196th) | £9,488 (241st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,569 (6th) | £2,345 (27th) | £0 | £1,059 (joint 172nd) | £1,383 (116th) | £2,228 (38th) | £1,975 (38th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £613 (joint 423rd) | £569 (joint 494th) | £505 | £747 (joint 382nd) | £614 (454th) | £792 (439th) | £834 (397th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,938 (4th) | £5,138 (131st) | £4,215 | £6,596 (86th) | £5,340 (101st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,296 (joint 190th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £309 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,658 (joint 404th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £21 (100th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,087 (334th) | £126,564 (499th) | £121,851 | £109,601 (552nd) | £113,049 (462nd) | £115,268 (272nd) | £90,270 (284th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,218 (186th). Rail £7,322 (100th). Misc £24 (224th). Other: Rail £138 (103rd).
** Car £3,043 (314th). 3rd party £1,372 (9th). Rail £6,212 (127th).