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Dai Havard
Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dai Havard voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Wales, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS: Procurement, National Blood Service, Mobile Phones, Radio Frequencies: Licensing, Multiple Myeloma
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Children and Families Bill Committee (9 out of 19)
- Chairman, Defamation Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Children and Families Bill: Clause 110 - Short title and extent (25 Apr 2013)
“To the extent to which that was a point of order that relates to process, I will accept it, Mrs Hodgson. I will amplify the thanks that you have given to not only the staff who sit on each side of me, but to all the people who make this process work both in the House and beyond. As you rightly point out, we have had an exceptional amount of evidence presented, which will be published and...”
- Public Bill Committee: Children and Families Bill: New Clause 54 - Extension of emergency leave entitlement to grandparents (25 Apr 2013)
“With this it will be convenient to discuss new clause 55—Adjustment leave— ‘(1) A qualifying employee who satisfies prescribed conditions may be absent from work at any time during an adjustment leave period. (2) An adjustment leave period is a period calculated with regulations made by the Secretary of State. (3) The regulations under subsection (2) shall include provision...”
- Public Bill Committee: Children and Families Bill: New Clause 30 - Duty to assess and meet young carers’ needs for care and support (25 Apr 2013)
“Did he tell you about the meeting he had with me in the corridor yesterday? He has been a busy man.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 68 times in debates — below 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £21,120 (339th) | £22,084 (221st) | £21,623 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,325 (joint 179th with 1 other) | £18,189 (418th) | £18,003 (60th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,172 (345th) | £18,209 (337th) | £24,302 (114th) | £18,568 | £17,638 (376th) | £18,702 (joint 346th with 1 other) | £18,089 (342nd) | £26,575 (59th) |
| Staffing costs | £103,278 (80th) | £93,136 (joint 98th with 1 other) | £83,414 (355th) | £85,512 | £71,998 (258th) | £67,119 (374th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £44,897 (369th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,792 (141st) | £10,497 (96th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,784 (453rd)1 | £4,794 (476th)2 | £5,383 (444th)3 | £4,939 | £8,498 (396th) | £9,059 (364th) | £9,194 (364th) | £7,155 (360th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £606 (135th) | £707 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £0 | £208 | £202 (364th) | £360 (joint 308th with 1 other) | £0 | £333 (joint 304th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £1,087 (603rd) | £742 (345th) | £237 (624th) | £694 | £366 (563rd) | £736 (390th) | £693 (474th) | £1,450 (183rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,010 (374th) | £440 (625th) | £1,898 | £965 (577th) | £2,180 (374th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,170 (joint 377th with 2 others) | £1,006 (joint 416th with 5 others) | £645 | £1,820 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £1,820 (joint 430th with 1 other) | £1,820 (joint 411th with 1 other) | £1,586 (joint 427th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,724 (171st) | £152,385 (231st) | £136,866 (340th) | £134,087 | £122,389 (351st) | £120,301 (304th) | £113,581 (312th) | £99,999 (93rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,784 (108th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,714 (139th). Other: Mileage £80 (56th).