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Alan Williams
Labour MP for Swansea West
- Entered Parliament on 15 October 1964 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 4,269 votes. — 426th 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 Alan Williams 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 moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Culture Media and Sport, Defence, Education and Skills, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Royal Residences, Royal Palaces, Children's Car Seats, House of Lords: Reform, Royal Lodge, Windsor
(based on written questions asked by Alan Williams and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: Chair (Terminology) (4 Mar 2010)
“It is because those very factors need to be taken into account that the amendment is phrased in a way that makes it an enabling amendment-it does not say that the Speaker "should" recommend such action, but leaves it to the Speaker's discretion. There is no compulsion about it.”
- Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Illegal Immigrants (4 Mar 2010)
“The National Audit Office has not appointed any staff since 2005 later discovered to be illegal immigrants.”
- Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Trade Unions (4 Mar 2010)
“No days were spent on trade union activity in 2009.”
More of Alan Williams's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 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 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 724 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 10 Mar 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 | £5,075 (562nd) | £5,221 (578th) | £7,073 (577th) | £6,151 | £4,521 (600th) | £4,851 (602nd) | £3,389 (615th) | £3,484 (608th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,050 (565th) | £10,913 (joint 569th with 1 other) | £13,563 (575th) | £10,566 | £7,244 (637th) | £5,816 (648th) | £5,925 (651st) | £6,925 (594th) |
| Staffing costs | £69,542 (614th) | £59,313 (633rd) | £65,657 (613th) | £63,687 | £64,099 (563rd) | £65,517 (433rd) | £61,586 (462nd) | £45,668 (335th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £441 (591st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,021 (503rd)1 | £3,573 (534th)2 | £3,790 (531st)3 | £4,956 | £7,586 (443rd) | £6,703 (455th) | £9,103 (369th) | £6,567 (394th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £412 (294th) | £128 (joint 400th with 4 others) | £181 (386th) | £328 (joint 307th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £138 (312th) | 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 | £2,001 (518th) | £368 (551st) | £740 (396th) | £617 | £491 (509th) | £374 (572nd) | £599 (524th) | £575 (joint 514th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £303 (631st) | £1,964 (418th) | £1,451 | £913 (583rd) | £826 (595th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £256 (643rd) | £199 (637th) | £397 | £893 (645th) | £893 (642nd) | £893 (631st) | £496 (joint 601st with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £91,689 (638th) | £80,526 (641st) | £92,986 (641st) | £87,825 | £86,159 (651st) | £85,108 (645th) | £81,676 (642nd) | £64,043 (629th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,021 (187th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,224 (275th). Rail £349 (510th).