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Hywel Francis
Labour MP for Aberavon
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hywel Francis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Wales, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Carers, Part-time Students, Higher Education, Remploy, Voluntary Organisations (Compact Agreements)
(based on written questions asked by Hywel Francis and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Education Bill Committee (13 out of 20)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2): New Clause 5 — Reports on use of closed material procedure (4 Mar 2013)
“rose—”
- Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2): New Clause 5 — Reports on use of closed material procedure (4 Mar 2013)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words about the work of my Joint Committee. I am very attracted to the idea he has proposed. It is not the first time I have heard it, because we had this discussion recently, but I am pleased that he has proposed it on the Floor of the House.”
- Justice and Security Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2): New Clause 5 — Reports on use of closed material procedure (4 Mar 2013)
“I see at least one member of my Committee nodding. I will be putting it to my Committee next week that we ought to discuss the idea, and I hope that it will be endorsed and then officially become part of our work. After that, I hope that it will see the light of day and be endorsed by the Government—if not here, then in the other place.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 74 times in debates — below 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,180 (351st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,730 (324th) | £17,312 (380th) | £20,055 (361st) | £19,999 | £19,319 (joint 107th with 2 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,230 (joint 203rd with 4 others) | £27,379 (51st) |
| Staffing costs | £100,057 (168th) | £90,366 (206th) | £87,065 (197th) | £72,018 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £46,892 (284th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,033 (445th) | £11,446 (61st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,321 (365th)1 | £7,993 (299th)2 | £9,950 (219th)3 | £7,772 | £8,953 (376th) | £9,773 (333rd) | £10,860 (291st) | £6,169 (417th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £564 (141st) | £495 (210th) | £429 (joint 240th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £214 (362nd) | £255 (356th) | £52 (joint 434th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,113 (107th) | £2,895 (35th) | 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 | £2,138 (504th) | £337 (566th) | £600 (joint 473rd with 3 others) | £518 | £456 (534th) | £505 (joint 506th with 1 other) | £736 (454th) | £911 (366th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,195 (537th) | £2,688 (317th) | £2,869 | £2,588 (319th) | £1,997 (410th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd with 2 others) | £1,160 (joint 165th with 1 other) | £603 | £1,973 (joint 124th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 117th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £1,973 (joint 111th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £3,502 (55th) | £0 | £540 (72nd) | £5,377 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,464 (177th) | £156,279 (162nd) | £144,597 (180th) | £130,790 | £124,527 (297th) | £121,617 (271st) | £116,830 (236th) | £101,385 (72nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,323 (336th). Rail £3,998 (237th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,929 (395th). Rail £6,064 (149th).