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Mr Gareth Thomas
Former Labour MP for Clwyd West

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Mr Gareth Thomas voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
      • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
      • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
      • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes

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      Most recent appearances

      Army Restructuring (Wales) (1 Feb 2005)

      “Will the Minister give way?”

      Army Restructuring (Wales) (1 Feb 2005)

      “Why are the Scottish regiments being treated more favourably, as Wales would see it, than the Welsh? Will the Minister respond to the specific point on what we consider the relegation of the old name, compared with what is happening in Scotland?”

      Army Restructuring (Wales) (1 Feb 2005)

      “Before I open this debate on an important topical issue in Wales, it would be appropriate, as I hope all hon. Members agree, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent Hercules crash in Iraq, and to those men and women who have served this country in Iraq and other areas in recent times. I am grateful to have the opportunity to initiate this debate on Army restructuring in...”

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      • Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2006: Too little data for valid analysis.
      • Has voted in 67.01% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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      Expenses

      Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

      Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £2,377 £20,901 (joint 189th with 5 others) £20,199 (228th) £19,710 (joint 262nd with 1 other) £0
      London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs      £796 £18,677 (287th) £18,739 (joint 316th with 1 other) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £19,625 (175th)
      Staffing costs      £7,597 £74,231 (159th) £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) £69,056 (122nd) £44,371 (388th)
      Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel      £254 £13,428 (200th) £14,434 (166th) £11,354 (275th) £10,090 (213th)
      Members' Staff Travel      £0 £0 £1,434 (110th) £1,867 (57th) £1,875 (44th)
      Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Centrally Purchased Stationery      £0 £320 (joint 585th with 1 other) £328 (joint 589th with 2 others) £257 (joint 626th with 1 other) £606 (506th)
      Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £1,013 (572nd) £745 (600th) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £1,898 (joint 305th with 4 others) £1,898 (joint 300th with 4 others) £1,898 (joint 295th with 4 others) £1,898 (joint 278th with 4 others)
      Other Costs      £25,846 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Total      £36,870 £130,468 (180th) £129,550 (121st) £122,376 (111th) £78,465 (504th)