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Martyn Jones
Former Labour MP for Clwyd South
- Also represented Clwyd South West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 6,348 votes. — 291st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martyn Jones voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Pensioners (17 Mar 2010)
“What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for pensioners in Wales.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Pensioners (17 Mar 2010)
“As my right hon. Friend has said, I shall, sadly, be standing down at the next election and beginning my retirement in Wales. Far more sadly, I shall shortly be staring the state pension age in the face; I know that that is hard to believe. Will my right hon. Friend ensure that the real benefits enjoyed by pensioners in Wales are maintained, especially winter fuel payments?”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (4 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many (a) banks and (b) building societies have used the provisions of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 to transfer funds into the Big Lottery Fund for good causes; (2) how much money has been transferred to the Big Lottery Fund for distribution to good causes under the provisions of the Dormant Bank and Building...”
More of Martyn Jones's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations 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.
- 39 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 182 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,030 (347th) | £21,634 | £19,003 (358th) | £18,911 (324th) | £19,686 (279th) | £12,131 (515th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,027 (175th) | £21,712 (117th) | £20,424 (joint 305th with 1 other) | £23,017 | £19,134 (203rd) | £20,699 (2nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,939 (381st) |
| Staffing costs | £84,872 (519th) | £67,956 (618th) | £77,801 (505th) | £77,373 | £74,096 (185th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £43,691 (418th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,335 (288th) | £8,817 (289th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,797 (303rd)1 | £8,227 (287th)2 | £7,368 (330th)3 | £6,923 | £13,842 (181st) | £12,383 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £12,552 (221st) | £10,052 (216th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £231 (joint 267th with 2 others) | £0 | £0 | £152 | £469 (joint 286th with 1 other) | £796 (192nd) | £1,103 (153rd) | £611 (213th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,991 (185th) | £615 (422nd) | £447 (550th) | £503 | £552 (joint 478th with 1 other) | £389 (565th) | £823 (422nd) | £80 (645th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,973 (376th) | £1,397 (521st) | £2,229 | £3,041 (265th) | £2,073 (397th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,346 (joint 121st with 7 others) | £1,036 (368th) | £1,036 | £1,874 (joint 365th with 1 other) | £1,874 (joint 358th with 1 other) | £1,874 (joint 350th with 2 others) | £1,874 (joint 330th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,260 (300th) | £133,729 (492nd) | £129,503 (459th) | £132,867 | £132,011 (150th) | £128,898 (137th) | £123,484 (97th) | £82,378 (454th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,891 (17th). Other: European £906 (63rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,009 (23rd). Rail £430 (499th). Other: Air £428 (10th). European £360 (121st).