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Kim Howells
Former Labour MP for Pontypridd
- Entered Parliament on 23 February 1989 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 13,191 votes. — 88th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Kim Howells voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010) has video
“I have not got a problem with a judge-led inquiry, if it is designed to try to reassure the public that we have now got all the facts out, but I certainly do not agree that either the ISC or Ministers lacked the means of getting to the truth at the time. What we did not have at the time was the evidence from the Americans. I would not have stood up in the Chamber and said I was absolutely...”
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010) has video
“I hope that my hon. Friend is not assuming-he would be wrong if he did-that the Intelligence and Security Committee was party to the late delivery of the report to this House. We were informed by the Prime Minister that it would be delivered yesterday, in good time for Members to read before this debate. It was not delivered, but it is not the Committee's fault that it was not delivered. I...”
- Intelligence and Security Committee (18 Mar 2010) has video
“Is my hon. Friend aware that he is referring to a court case involving someone known as witness B who may be charged with an extremely serious offence? Is it not immensely irresponsible for my hon. Friend to say that he does not believe witness B, when he has read none of the documents and knows none of the evidence, and will not that do a great deal to jeopardise witness B's trial if he ever...”
More of Kim Howells's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67.86% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
- 45 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 755 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £14,903 (432nd) | £16,013 (476th) | £16,696 (473rd) | £11,498 | £13,102 (523rd) | £14,243 (487th) | £18,300 (409th) | £14,112 (433rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £9,036 (595th) | £5,407 (635th) | £14,679 (561st) | £13,894 | £12,515 (566th) | £12,733 (606th) | £14,872 (554th) | £11,806 (472nd) |
| Staffing costs | £103,432 (79th) | £89,853 (236th) | £85,271 (286th) | £80,095 | £73,254 (joint 215th with 1 other) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £60,626 (510th) | £41,252 (489th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,782 (533rd) | £5,855 (420th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,104 (159th)1 | £10,711 (200th)2 | £10,728 (186th)3 | £10,183 | £11,895 (274th) | £14,732 (157th) | £15,389 (130th) | £11,917 (140th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £214 (273rd) | £555 (190th) | £1,557 (61st) | £254 | £0 | £0 | £442 (275th) | £707 (189th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,090 (108th) | £2,265 (51st) | 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 | £3,135 (358th) | £304 (579th) | £434 (556th) | £457 | £705 (402nd) | £491 (joint 515th with 1 other) | £692 (joint 475th with 1 other) | £866 (385th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,016 (joint 563rd with 1 other) | £1,000 (582nd) | £1,199 | £2,301 (361st) | £1,218 (528th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,212 (joint 309th with 1 other) | £1,047 (350th) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 287th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,696 (376th) | £133,191 (498th) | £131,412 (434th) | £117,580 | £117,282 (459th) | £111,156 (497th) | £113,740 (307th) | £83,779 (435th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,455 (233rd). Rail £7,649 (90th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,724 (237th). Rail £6,807 (123rd). Other: Rail £180 (88th).