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Geraint Davies
Labour MP for Swansea West

• Also represented Croydon Central

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

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• Topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Geraint Davies voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Policies, Voluntary Work: Young People, Feroz Abbasi, Guantanamo Bay, Financial Services: Standards

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 17)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Most recent appearances

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)

“I very much agree with that important point. We are all aware of the political difficulties in the Conservative party and the differences within the coalition and across the House. Same-sex marriage is an important measure and it is imperative that we deal with it now. If it does not happen now, political complexions may change as we approach the 2015 election and we might miss the...”

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)

“I did not know that the hon. Gentleman was a tiddlywinks fanatic.”

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)

“I am grateful for that intervention. It elaborates the point that we should not spend too much time talking about tiddlywinks. However, it was brought up by the Attorney-General and I thought that I had better deal with the matter because he said that his best criticism of new clause 15 was that it would be in breach of article 14 of the European convention on human rights. That seems very...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 311 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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Expenses

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