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Dai Havard
Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

    • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Dai Havard voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. 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 a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Wales, Defence, Treasury, Trade and Industry

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS: Procurement, National Blood Service, Radio Frequencies: Licensing, Multiple Myeloma, Nice

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Football Governance (9 Feb 2012)

    “Order. Can I advise the Member? I need to be careful about privilege. I understand what you are saying, but I am listening carefully. Quoting from published material is fine, and I noted your word “allegedly”. If you carry on with caution, I am happy, but I am listening carefully.”

    [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Football Governance (9 Feb 2012)

    “It must be true, then.”

    [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Football Governance (9 Feb 2012)

    “You will get pinged if necessary, Mr Farrelly.”

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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 0 written questions in the last year — well 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 65.74% 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") 67 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    Nil

    Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

    3 Car £4,508 (195th). Rail £501 (475th). Air £374 (171st).