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Siân James

Labour MP for Swansea East

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 11,249 votes. — 68th 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 Siân James voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Home Department, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Sunbeds, Rail Services, Great Western Trains, Skin Cancer

(based on written questions asked by Siân James and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

“I speak today as a long-term campaigner on the dangers of sunbeds. My attention was initially drawn to the issue by the number of young people who frequented a shop a few doors away from my then constituency office. I was fascinated that so many young people appeared to be going in and out of the store and when I asked parents in and around the area what was going on, I was shocked to...”

Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

“Two hon. Members mentioned the Sunbed Association, with which I have been working very closely from day one. It does not want the unregulated end of the market. It does not want young people to put themselves at risk and it has been very supportive. Concerns have been raised about the regulation of business and allowing an industry to operate in the correct manner. This is not about getting...”

Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

“I agree. Some 1,700 deaths a year are attributed to skin cancer, and it is calculated that 100 of those are directly attributable to sunbed use. In 2004, there were 65,000 new cases of skin cancer in Great Britain, so the problem is not small. Other countries have recognised the seriousness of the issue and legislated. They have done so willingly and collectively, and it is important that we...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Siân James speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 35 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.

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £8,573 (76th). Other: Rail £9 (196th).

³ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £9,151 (55th).

¹ Rail £9,664 (39th).