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Dai Havard
Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 13,934 votes. — 17th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dai Havard voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 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 against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Wales, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS: Procurement, National Blood Service, Radio Frequencies: Licensing, Multiple Myeloma, Nice
(based on written questions asked by Dai Havard and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video
“Like the right hon. Member for North-East Hampshire (Mr. Arbuthnot), I was part of the delegation to the USA last week, and I want to make a few observations. We discussed issues that we have not discussed today but that are part of the general discussion. For example, we discussed the trade treaty, which the Defence Committee has asked to consider in particular and which this Parliament...”
- Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video
“The short answer is yes, and we continue to go around that discussion with some of our allies and the rest of NATO. We have been having that debate for some time. Who can turn up to do what? Will they turn up, and if so, when, and when will they pay for it? Rightly in a sense, the United States is saying, "Well, that's what we think we are doing. If we are going to do something that is...”
- Prayers: Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill (13 Mar 2009) has video
“As my hon. Friend will know, Hoover, an iconic employer in my constituency, is making redundancies in Merthyr. Workers there have had a fight about redundancy pay in the same way as a lot of others. I am old enough to remember the arguments for the introduction of redundancy payments back in the 1960s. It was not about someone winning the lottery, having a windfall, or the incidental benefit...”
More of Dai Havard's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 53 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dai Havard speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 46 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £21,120 (339th) | £22,084 (221st) | £21,623 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,325 (joint 179th) | £18,189 (418th) | £18,003 (60th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,209 (337th) | £24,302 (114th) | £18,568 | £17,638 (376th) | £18,702 (joint 346th) | £18,089 (342nd) | £26,575 (59th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,136 (joint 98th) | £83,414 (355th) | £85,512 | £71,998 (258th) | £67,119 (374th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £44,897 (369th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,497 (96th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,794 (476th)* | £5,383 (444th)** | £4,939 | £8,498 (396th) | £9,059 (364th) | £9,194 (364th) | £7,155 (360th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £707 (joint 147th) | £0 | £208 | £202 (364th) | £360 (joint 308th) | £0 | £333 (joint 304th) |
| 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 | £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) | £1,006 (joint 416th) | £645 | £1,820 (joint 437th) | £1,820 (joint 430th) | £1,820 (joint 411th) | £1,586 (joint 427th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,385 (231st) | £136,866 (340th) | £134,087 | £122,389 (351st) | £120,301 (304th) | £113,581 (312th) | £99,999 (93rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,714 (139th). Other: Mileage £80 (56th).