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Owen Smith
Labour MP for Pontypridd
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Owen Smith voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on 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
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly 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: Treasury, Wales, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Procurement, Departmental Meetings, Driving Standards Agency: Cardiff, Revenue and Customs: Manpower, Tax Avoidance
(based on written questions asked by Owen Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (38 out of 40)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Climate Change Levy: Metals (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which businesses he expects to be affected by proposals to change the climate change levy for metal recycling processes.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Police Funding Settlement (6 Feb 2012)
“Whether she plans to reassess the police funding settlement for 2012-13.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Police Funding Settlement (6 Feb 2012)
“I thank the Minister for that concise and to-the-point answer. He will know that the net effect of the spending cuts in Wales is a reduction of 750 in the number of officers on the front line. What guarantees can he offer the people of Wales that that reduction will not be attended by a corresponding increase in crime in Wales?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 96 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 72.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 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") 78 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register