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Elfyn Llwyd
Plaid Cymru MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Also represented Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — 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 Elfyn Llwyd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Wales, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): National Offender Management Service, Sri Lanka, Prisons, Departmental Staff, HMP Oakwood
(based on written questions asked by Elfyn Llwyd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Housing Benefit (15 May 2013)
“Today, 10 brave families will be applying to the High Court to declare the immoral bedroom tax unlawful. They are parents of disabled children and, in many instances, are disabled themselves. Will the Minister update the House on what steps his Government are taking to exempt those families from this immoral, unjust and unworkable tax that, according to an all-party report in March, will not...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Housing Benefit (15 May 2013)
“I hear what the Minister says, but I would like him to respond to recent research conducted by BBC Wales, which revealed that there are approximately 28,000 individuals in Wales living in social housing that is considered to be under-occupied, with 400 one-bedroom homes available for them to move to. What will happen about that disconnect, or does he not care?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Operation Herrick (14 May 2013)
“May I associate myself with the earlier expressions of condolence? As one who voted against the incursion into Afghanistan, I am obviously pleased that the deployment is drawing to a close. As the Secretary of State knows, history shows that periods of draw-down are especially dangerous. There will be an increased risk of people suffering from conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 74 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 674 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £19,773 (297th) | £14,396 (503rd) | £16,844 (467th) | £15,444 | £13,060 (525th) | £18,267 (362nd) | £19,100 (359th) | £13,700 (461st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £28,757 (16th) | £29,976 (7th) | £28,929 (25th) | £26,624 | £17,748 (372nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,228 (joint 213th with 2 others) | £44,493 (3rd) |
| Staffing costs | £86,634 (493rd) | £77,235 (565th) | £78,472 (493rd) | £76,893 | £74,067 (187th) | £71,574 (144th) | £60,913 (500th) | £27,079 (640th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,157 (548th) | £2,198 (553rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,411 (126th)1 | £15,701 (62nd)2 | £13,991 (89th)3 | £12,807 | £16,159 (108th) | £16,050 (114th) | £17,625 (84th) | £13,502 (96th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £370 (joint 198th with 1 other) | £977 (108th) | £580 (205th) | £1,404 | £1,295 (143rd) | £1,867 (60th) | £1,244 (125th) | £1,931 (41st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £116 (300th) | £380 (239th) | 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 | £1,488 (578th) | £450 (joint 521st with 1 other) | £491 (533rd) | £317 | £469 (joint 520th with 1 other) | £423 (554th) | £133 (642nd) | £301 (612th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,830 (406th) | £2,485 (342nd) | £1,211 | £2,217 (372nd) | £2,247 (363rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,123 (joint 464th with 2 others) | £1,207 (joint 115th with 1 other) | £1,231 | £1,231 (631st) | £1,231 (626th) | £943 (625th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,705 (310th) | £144,266 (365th) | £142,999 (215th) | £135,931 | £126,246 (273rd) | £130,458 (112th) | £118,186 (208th) | £101,006 (80th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,030 (87th). Rail £7,248 (103rd). Air £67 (162nd). Misc £49 (201st). Other: Rail £17 (159th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,854 (127th). Rail £10,713 (34th). Air £134 (155th).