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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. — 279th 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 against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Energy and Climate Change, Trade and Industry, Wales, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisoners: Drugs, Heating, Biofuels: Power Stations, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
(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)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 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)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) 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)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): Schedule 4 — Reservoirs (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I welcome the social tariff. Earlier today I pointed out the parallel with the council tax. It is a great disappointment to me, though not a great surprise, that the Opposition Front-Bench team is showing such hostility to that clause. There are sophisticated ways of dealing with it. Graduated methods can be used. To repeat that the poor will be subsidising the very poor is not accurate. It...”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): Schedule 4 — Reservoirs (2 Feb 2010) has video
“Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Bill has been one of the most outstanding examples of co-operation with a devolved Administration? The co-operation started at the very beginning: it was not a bolt-on; it was an integral part of the whole discussion.”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 22 — Social tariffs (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I rise to speak in support of Government new clause 22, which will enable water companies to operate social tariffs with the aim of reducing charges for individuals who would find it difficult to pay in full. It will make it clear once and for all, beyond any doubt, that Ofwat will have such powers. We are familiar with this concept from the similar system of having reduced council tax...”
More of Nia Griffith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 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 17–18 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") 101 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | 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)3 | £11,116 (181st)2 | £10,643 (188th)1 | £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 (97th) | £158,429 (120th) | £147,298 (131st) | £122,983 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £8,169 (84th). Misc £18 (237th). Other: European £1,249 (33rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £8,422 (68th). Misc £73 (178th). Other: European £583 (93rd).
1 Car £1,710 (453rd). Rail £6,983 (94th). Other £36 (63rd). European £1,914 (11th).