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Elfyn Llwyd
Plaid Cymru MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
- Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Defence; Justice) (since 21 Jul 2009)
Chief Whip (since 16 Jan 2006)
Parliamentary Leader (since 19 Jan 2004)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 6,614 votes. — 97th 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 Elfyn Llwyd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Wales, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): National Offender Management Service, Sri Lanka, Departmental Staff, Prisons, Departmental Expenditure
(based on written questions asked by Elfyn Llwyd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“In what vehicle does the Prime Minister propose to introduce a guarantee for under-25s who are long-term unemployed-in other words, those who have been unemployed for 12 months or more?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Offender Management (11 Nov 2009) has video
“May I first associate myself fully with the words of the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Mrs. Gillan)? On offender management, does the Minister realise that the £24 million cut in the probation service budget for England and Wales means that over 90 per cent. of newly qualified probation officers in Wales will not be offered a job? In his next routine meeting with the Ministry of...”
- Bill Presented: Clause 45 — Meaning of "qualifying trigger" (9 Nov 2009) has video
“May I tell the Minister about a case I was involved in not so long ago? A person was bragging about having had relations with a man's wife. The man who was offended went out, bought a knife and stabbed the other person to death. Would the person using the knife have a defence or not? The man killed had said that he had been with the man's wife and various rude things, so would the new defence...”
More of Elfyn Llwyd's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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.
- 38 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Elfyn Llwyd speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 540 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £14,396 (503rd) | £16,844 (467th) | £15,444 | £13,060 (525th) | £18,267 (362nd) | £19,100 (359th) | £13,700 (461st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,976 (7th) | £28,929 (25th) | £26,624 | £17,748 (372nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,228 (joint 213th) | £44,493 (3rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,235 (565th) | £78,472 (493rd) | £76,893 | £74,067 (187th) | £71,574 (144th) | £60,913 (500th) | £27,079 (640th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,198 (553rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,701 (62nd)* | £13,991 (89th)** | £12,807 | £16,159 (108th) | £16,050 (114th) | £17,625 (84th) | £13,502 (96th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £977 (108th) | £580 (205th) | £1,404 | £1,295 (143rd) | £1,867 (60th) | £1,244 (125th) | £1,931 (41st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £380 (239th) | 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 | £450 (joint 521st) | £491 (533rd) | £317 | £469 (joint 520th) | £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) | £1,207 (joint 115th) | £1,231 | £1,231 (631st) | £1,231 (626th) | £943 (625th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,266 (365th) | £142,999 (215th) | £135,931 | £126,246 (273rd) | £130,458 (112th) | £118,186 (208th) | £101,006 (80th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,854 (127th). Rail £10,713 (34th). Air £134 (155th).