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Jonathan Edwards
Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jonathan Edwards voted on key issues:
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Transport, Culture Media and Sport, Business, Innovation and Skills, Energy and Climate Change
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Wales, Public Expenditure: Wales, Public Expenditure, Devolution, Pay
(based on written questions asked by Jonathan Edwards and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Local Government: Assets (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has held with (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) other groups, organisations or individuals on the criteria for being listed as an asset of community value in Wales.”
- Written Answers — Wales: Newspaper Press (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has held with (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) any other groups, organisations or individuals on the printed news media in Wales.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Tidal Power (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for tidal energy developments in Welsh coastal waters.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 262 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 66.25% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 75 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register