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Kim Howells
Labour MP for Pontypridd
- Entered Parliament on 23 February 1989 — unknown
- Majority: 13,191 votes. — 87th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Kim Howells voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Home Department, Energy and Climate Change, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Nuclear Power Stations, Visas: Iraq, Copyright: Internet
(based on written questions asked by Kim Howells and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: UK Climate Projections (18 Jun 2009)
“I congratulate my right hon. Friend on an impressive, timely and comprehensive statement. May I urge him and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to resist the temptation to cover the superb wild uplands of Wales and other beautiful parts of this country with thousands of wind generators, not one of which would be built without a direct or indirect subsidy...”
- Points of Order: Clause 2 — Amendments of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 (10 Jun 2009)
“I am sorry to interrupt again on this point, but it is very important. I have been in some of the armpits of the world and have seen UN peace builders and keepers doing amazing work, but they have been able to do that work only because they have had NATO personnel guarding them. How does one differentiate a UN worker—they are clearly defined in the schedules and the original...”
- Points of Order: Clause 2 — Amendments of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 (10 Jun 2009)
“My hon. Friend just read out a long list of countries, some of which I found very surprising. Mali, for one, has a Government who are trying to combat terrorism and is the recipient of help from the UN and other bodies. It is also where we have just seen the al-Qaeda murder of a British citizen. In a situation such as that in Afghanistan, where the mission is UN-led but has all manner of...”
More of Kim Howells's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 27 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kim Howells speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 742 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,013 (476th) | £16,696 (473rd) | £11,498 | £13,102 (523rd) | £14,243 (487th) | £18,300 (409th) | £14,112 (433rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,407 (635th) | £14,679 (561st) | £13,894 | £12,515 (566th) | £12,733 (606th) | £14,872 (554th) | £11,806 (472nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,853 (236th) | £85,271 (286th) | £80,095 | £73,254 (joint 215th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £60,626 (510th) | £41,252 (489th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,855 (420th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,711 (200th)* | £10,728 (186th)** | £10,183 | £11,895 (274th) | £14,732 (157th) | £15,389 (130th) | £11,917 (140th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £555 (190th) | £1,557 (61st) | £254 | £0 | £0 | £442 (275th) | £707 (189th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,265 (51st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £304 (579th) | £434 (556th) | £457 | £705 (402nd) | £491 (joint 515th) | £692 (joint 475th) | £866 (385th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,016 (joint 563rd) | £1,000 (582nd) | £1,199 | £2,301 (361st) | £1,218 (528th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,212 (joint 309th) | £1,047 (350th) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th) | £1,892 (joint 309th) | £1,892 (joint 304th) | £1,892 (joint 287th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,191 (498th) | £131,412 (434th) | £117,580 | £117,282 (459th) | £111,156 (497th) | £113,740 (307th) | £83,779 (435th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,724 (237th). Rail £6,807 (123rd). Other: Rail £180 (88th).