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Hywel Williams
Plaid Cymru MP for Caernarfon
- Spokesperson (Children, Schools and Families; Health; International Development; Work and Pensions) (since 21 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 5,209 votes. — 310th 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 Hywel Williams voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Work and Pensions, Wales, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff (Bicycles), Tax Credits, Prisons, Welsh Language, Olympic Delivery Authority
(based on written questions asked by Hywel Williams and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Income Tax (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the additional amount of revenue that would be raised in 2010-11 if higher rate income tax pension relief was abolished.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker's Allowance (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Given the wide variation in unemployment and poverty figures from area to area, does the Minister agree that regionalising the rates of benefit payments would be impractical and unfair?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Pharmacies (12 Jan 2010) has video
“Does the Minister accept that there is a particular problem in rural areas, where the predatory practices of supermarkets might lead to the closure of pharmacies, depriving large geographical areas that are thinly populated? Will she take some steps specifically in that case?”
More of Hywel Williams's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — 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 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 53 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hywel Williams speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 187 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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 | £19,885 (289th) | £23,078 (153rd) | £22,024 (254th) | £21,634 | £20,553 (271st) | £20,329 (joint 166th with 2 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,389 (293rd) | £20,875 (187th) | £20,395 (321st) | £19,103 | £19,311 (127th) | £18,712 (338th) | £17,868 (396th) | £35,671 (12th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,721 (247th) | £93,136 (joint 98th with 1 other) | £87,057 (198th) | £72,521 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £57,630 (616th) | £44,602 (638th) | £25,774 (642nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,824 (514th) | £6,007 (414th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,994 (136th)3 | £15,976 (59th)2 | £12,851 (116th)1 | £12,925 | £15,343 (131st) | £15,192 (142nd) | £12,796 (210th) | £8,742 (289th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,442 (48th) | £3,109 (11th) | £2,810 (12th) | £2,799 | £2,006 (76th) | £1,526 (97th) | £2,619 (26th) | £1,725 (54th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £168 (66th) | £254 (57th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,708 (303rd) | £852 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £1,040 (268th) | £675 | £940 (312th) | £865 (322nd) | £772 (443rd) | £1,400 (199th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,460 (478th) | £2,694 (315th) | £640 | £1,044 (567th) | £2,030 (407th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,018 (564th) | £407 (634th) | £0 | £1,682 (521st) | £1,682 (511th) | £1,682 (481st) | £1,682 (402nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,130 (234th) | £165,765 (39th) | £149,278 (92nd) | £130,297 | £127,337 (245th) | £117,966 (351st) | £100,061 (543rd) | £93,003 (210th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,304 (176th). Rail £7,860 (91st). Air £662 (111th). Misc £203 (120th). Other: Mileage £350 (19th). European £2,597 (6th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,553 (218th). Rail £8,111 (76th). Misc £330 (105th).