• Liberal Democrat MP for Ceredigion
• Shadow Minister, Welsh Affairs (since 21 Mar 2006)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 219 votes. — 618th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Mark Williams voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Wales, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Northern Ireland

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sustainable Development, Departmental Stationery, Livestock Identification, Police: Finance, Afghanistan: Drugs

(based on written questions asked by Mark Williams and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Treasury: Cash Dispensing: Wales (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of access to free-of-charge cash withdrawals in Mid and West Wales.”

Written Answers — Justice: Land Registry Act 2002 (17 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if the Government will bring forward proposals to amend section 73(7) of the Land Registry Act 2002.”

Written Answers — Justice: Land Registry Act 2002 (9 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases the office of the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry has examined under section 73(7) of the Land Registry Act 2002 in each year since entry into force of the Act.”

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 106 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Williams speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 45 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

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Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,663 (175th). Rail £6,082 (134th). Air £203 (205th).