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Mark Tami
Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Tami voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Transport, Health, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Voter Participation/Registration, Animal Quarantine, Roads: Accidents, Crayfish, Mobile Phones
(based on written questions asked by Mark Tami and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (22 out of 31)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day: Backbench Business — [Unallotted half day] — Metal Theft (7 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend mentioned church roofs. Is he aware that insurance companies now have a £5,000 limit and will pay out only on that, but in most cases that does not get anywhere near covering the cost of the stolen lead?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) (2 Feb 2012)
“What message does the Chief Secretary think this arrangement sends to ordinary taxpayers in the public sector?”
- Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill: Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes (31 Jan 2012)
“It is the people my hon. Friend has mentioned—those who are on the poverty line and do not have any spare cash—who will be in arrears with their council tax. Every day in our surgeries we see people who tell us that the bailiffs are about to arrive. How can the Government’s proposals possibly help?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — 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 74.40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 104 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £19,988 (283rd) | £23,079 (152nd) | £22,098 (joint 211th with 2 others) | £21,578 | £20,143 (299th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,701 (267th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,022 (271st) | £20,656 (204th) | £17,283 (504th) | £15,200 | £14,416 (509th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,323 (405th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,316 (99th) | £80,206 (527th) | £83,207 (365th) | £84,404 | £79,122 (52nd) | £71,549 (147th) | £69,157 (113th) | £63,617 (9th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,628 (418th) | £5,736 (424th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,817 (301st)1 | £9,300 (248th)2 | £8,867 (278th)3 | £8,899 | £12,782 (238th) | £13,245 (205th) | £15,755 (123rd) | £15,884 (56th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £69 (359th) | £0 | £164 (joint 342nd with 1 other) | £1,601 | £1,482 (joint 123rd with 1 other) | £1,480 (joint 103rd with 2 others) | £955 (176th) | £1,575 (67th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £984 (123rd) | £989 (126th) | 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 | £3,761 (296th) | £658 (joint 389th with 1 other) | £663 (434th) | £615 | £1,145 (250th) | £548 (484th) | £795 (437th) | £1,379 (201st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,724 (267th) | £1,990 (413th) | £1,480 | £3,465 (221st) | £2,753 (295th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,401 (69th) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £0 | £1,488 (joint 580th with 1 other) | £1,488 (joint 566th with 1 other) | £1,488 (joint 543rd with 1 other) | £1,488 (joint 467th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £160,584 (190th) | £144,749 (354th) | £135,414 (375th) | £133,777 | £134,043 (125th) | £130,195 (117th) | £126,085 (57th) | £115,275 (10th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,410 (12th). Rail £407 (516th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,538 (5th). Rail £762 (464th).