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Nia Griffith

Labour MP for Llanelli

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• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 7,234 votes. — 277th 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 Nia Griffith voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Justice, Trade and Industry, Wales, Communities and Local Government, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisoners: Drugs, Heating, Renewable Energy, Patient Choice, Staff: Disabilities

(based on written questions asked by Nia Griffith and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Equality Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Commons Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

“I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, but it is important that we get on with action rather than simply talking. We might hear many fine words, but action will count in the end. We understand the importance of working with other countries. I am sure that we have all heard our constituents ask, "What's the good of us doing anything if no one else does?" The climate change...”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

“The problem is that the 10:10 campaign represents a short time scale, and many spending plans are in place up to April next year and, indeed, beyond. We must address the question, what is a realistic time scale? We must also be honest about the things that we control and the things that private companies provide, which are not so easy to control. We must consider introducing carbon limits for...”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

“One of the difficulties with planning is that it is a highly devolved issue. Much of the permitted development is discussed at local authority level, so that is where much of the emphasis has to be if we are to get this right. Some local authorities are way ahead of others in dealing with these matters. We must remember how much we need to do in terms of adaptation. The draft Floods and Water...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 92 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £8,169 (84th). Misc £18 (237th). Other: European £1,249 (33rd).

^** Car £1,710 (453rd). Rail £6,983 (94th). Other £36 (63rd). European £1,914 (11th).