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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
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often 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
- 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...”
- Women and Equality: Welfare Reform Bill (27 Jan 2009) has video
“I am following my neighbouring MP, the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Davies), in this debate; there is particular experience in the valleys of south Wales of economic incapacity and worklessness. My experience of trying to deal with the local organisations is slightly different from that of my neighbour. Interestingly, many local initiatives have been undertaken and they are beginning...”
- Women and Equality: Welfare Reform Bill (27 Jan 2009) has video
“I apologise Madam Deputy Speaker. I was referring not to you but to the Government; that is what I meant and that is what I should have said. The point I seek to make is a simple one: how things are done is the guts of this. There is a lot of commonality about what should be done—the need is obvious and some of the solutions are agreed. How they are applied is a very important part of...”
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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% 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 16–17 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") 44 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 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).