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Nia Griffith
Labour MP for Llanelli
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nia Griffith voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Justice, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Energy and Climate Change
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Telephone Services, Post Offices: Finance, Employment Tribunals, Transition Fund, Prisoners: Drugs
(based on written questions asked by Nia Griffith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Commons Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Business and the Economy (14 May 2012)
“Let me start with a few words on the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill, I which I am a keen supporter. I was a supporter of the private Member’s Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen). I have been concerned about the delays in legislating, so I am pleased to see the Bill in the Queen’s Speech and hope that it will not be too long before we see...”
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“The hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr McCrea) is a hard act to follow. I thank him for making those points very strongly. I will vote against the Bill for three reasons: first, the economic arguments are not very convincing; secondly, and most importantly, I am very worried about the effect on workers; and thirdly, I still believe that there is a case for keeping Sunday special. I very much...”
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“Absolutely, and the Bill will create extra pressure. Last but not least, there is keeping Sunday special. Times have changed since my childhood, when the chores were finished by Saturday afternoon, and Sunday was a day when we certainly did not play cards or do any household tasks—people would never be seen washing the car or digging the garden. Families do lots of different things now,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 70 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 207 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,400 (371st) | £22,911 (216th) | £21,957 (267th) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £13,868 (476th) | £18,403 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £23,333 (joint 143rd with 1 other) | £26,031 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £105,510 (46th) | £91,165 (147th) | £84,218 (326th) | £60,762 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £13,332 (49th) | £12,275 (47th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,758 (173rd)1 | £11,116 (181st)2 | £10,643 (188th)3 | £9,091 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £223 (joint 311th with 1 other) | £445 (233rd) | £262 | ||||
| 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 | £6,132 (112th) | £529 (472nd) | £929 (joint 304th with 1 other) | £1,116 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £820 (586th) | £4,843 (143rd) | £3,157 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £987 (joint 582nd with 2 others) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £167,000 (98th) | £158,429 (120th) | £147,298 (131st) | £122,983 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £8,422 (68th). Misc £73 (178th). Other: European £583 (93rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £8,169 (84th). Misc £18 (237th). Other: European £1,249 (33rd).
3 Car £1,710 (453rd). Rail £6,983 (94th). Other £36 (63rd). European £1,914 (11th).