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Martyn Jones
Labour MP for Clwyd South
- Also represented Clwyd South West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 6,348 votes. — 289th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martyn Jones voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dormant Accounts, Departmental Policies (Clwyd, South), Police, Malawi, Firearms Consultative Committee
(based on written questions asked by Martyn Jones and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Women's Prisons: Per Capita Costs (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much on average it cost to maintain a place in a women's prison in each of the last three years.”
More of Martyn Jones's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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% of votes in 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 181 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Privy Council appointee to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, for which I receive an attendance allowance.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £21,030 (347th) | £21,634 | £19,003 (358th) | £18,911 (324th) | £19,686 (279th) | £12,131 (515th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,712 (117th) | £20,424 (joint 305th) | £23,017 | £19,134 (203rd) | £20,699 (2nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,939 (381st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £67,956 (618th) | £77,801 (505th) | £77,373 | £74,096 (185th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £43,691 (418th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,817 (289th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,227 (287th)* | £7,368 (330th)** | £6,923 | £13,842 (181st) | £12,383 (joint 236th) | £12,552 (221st) | £10,052 (216th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £152 | £469 (joint 286th) | £796 (192nd) | £1,103 (153rd) | £611 (213th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £615 (422nd) | £447 (550th) | £503 | £552 (joint 478th) | £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) | £1,036 (368th) | £1,036 | £1,874 (joint 365th) | £1,874 (joint 358th) | £1,874 (joint 350th) | £1,874 (joint 330th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,729 (492nd) | £129,503 (459th) | £132,867 | £132,011 (150th) | £128,898 (137th) | £123,484 (97th) | £82,378 (454th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,009 (23rd). Rail £430 (499th). Other: Air £428 (10th). European £360 (121st).