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Betty Williams
Labour MP for Conwy
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next 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
- Voted strongly 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
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)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 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)
- Employment Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend gave an example of a schoolgirl attending a sunbed salon. Does that indicate that there could be many instances where untrained members of staff are looking after the salons, which is an added problem?”
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video
“Before my hon. Friend moves on to another topic, I must note that she mentioned the discussions between the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly. Are similar discussions about this very important issue taking place with other devolved Administrations? We should not have one rule for England and Wales only, because the rest of the UK is just as important.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Get Safe Online Campaign (27 Jan 2010) has video
“What steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of internet safety.”
More of Betty Williams's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below 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 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.
- 79 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Betty Williams speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 61 times in debates — well below 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 | £12,920 (465th) | £13,989 (507th) | £12,704 (530th) | £10,947 | £11,388 (549th) | £10,598 (555th) | £13,273 (557th) | £12,375 (503rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,548 (553rd) | £9,919 (594th) | £9,191 (625th) | £9,521 | £7,528 (633rd) | £9,834 (635th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £6,718 (597th) |
| Staffing costs | £69,542 (613th) | £98,588 (30th) | £84,932 (298th) | £83,502 | £65,858 (530th) | £69,590 (200th) | £65,547 (joint 244th with 1 other) | £57,222 (38th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £473 (590th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,153 (133rd)3 | £11,702 (153rd)2 | £10,627 (189th)1 | £12,852 | £14,436 (158th) | £13,722 (184th) | £13,226 (196th) | £9,488 (241st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,237 (4th) | £3,569 (6th) | £2,345 (27th) | £0 | £1,059 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £1,383 (116th) | £2,228 (38th) | £1,975 (38th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £221 (275th) | £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 | £6,095 (116th) | £613 (joint 423rd with 1 other) | £569 (joint 494th with 1 other) | £505 | £747 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £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 with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £309 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,658 (joint 404th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £200 (93rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £21 (100th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £115,916 (606th) | £146,087 (334th) | £126,564 (499th) | £121,851 | £109,601 (552nd) | £113,049 (462nd) | £115,268 (272nd) | £90,270 (284th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,218 (186th). Rail £7,322 (100th). Misc £24 (224th). Other: Rail £138 (103rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,343 (146th). Rail £7,600 (91st). Misc £32 (214th). Other: Rail £178 (89th).
1 Car £3,043 (314th). 3rd party £1,372 (9th). Rail £6,212 (127th).