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Don Touhig
Labour MP for Islwyn
- Entered Parliament on 16 February 1995 — unknown
- Majority: 15,740 votes. — 8th 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 Don Touhig voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Chairman, Members' Allowances Committee (since 11 Feb 2009)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 6 Jun 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Coal Industry Compensation, Malaysia: Military Decorations, Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals, Romania
(based on written questions asked by Don Touhig and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 44 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Don Touhig speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 385 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fee of £150 for completing a interview survey for Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY on 25 June 2009. Hours: 1 hour. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 13 July 2009)
Fee of £50 for completing a survey for Populus, Northborough House, 10 Northborough Street, London. Hours: 10 minutes. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 16 July 2009).
Received a bottle of wine for acting as compere at the Mynyddislwyn Male Voice Choir on 24 September 2009. Address: Penmaen Chapel, Oakdale. Value: less than £10. Donated £10 to charity. (Registered 25 September 2009)
Fee of £75 for survey completed on 5 November 2009 for ComRes, Coveham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3EP. Hours: 15 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 10 November 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,080 (joint 150th) | £22,106 (193rd) | £21,531 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,509 (joint 290th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,989 (429th) | £16,523 (523rd) | £18,702 | £13,785 (534th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,231 (joint 196th) | £26,674 (57th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,203 (74th) | £91,172 (51st) | £85,276 | £71,997 (259th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,008 (497th) | £36,495 (577th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,552 (58th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,045 (347th)* | £7,571 (319th)** | £9,050 | £3,789 (576th) | £3,308 (580th) | £3,604 (575th) | £3,102 (560th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £587 (180th) | £857 (150th) | £1,757 | £1,343 (138th) | £1,386 (114th) | £881 (186th) | £278 (320th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,297 (103rd) | 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 | £732 (349th) | £817 (359th) | £903 | £805 (joint 357th) | £737 (joint 387th) | £916 (374th) | £765 (421st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,675 (joint 432nd) | £2,197 (383rd) | £2,072 | £1,681 (461st) | £1,988 (413th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,339 (joint 137th) | £1,142 (joint 175th) | £785 | £1,887 (joint 327th) | £1,887 (joint 321st) | £1,887 (joint 315th) | £1,102 (539th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,499 (132nd) | £142,385 (229th) | £140,076 | £117,807 (444th) | £114,285 (438th) | £107,776 (joint 447th) | £85,152 (401st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,775 (417th). Rail £5,117 (181st). Other: Rail £153 (99th).