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Siân James
Labour MP for Swansea East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 11,249 votes. — 66th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, 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)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Services (London/South Wales) (25 Jun 2009) has video
“May I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Speaker, and the Minister to his new post? As chairman of the all-party group on rail in Wales, we are concerned about the number of services to south Wales and Wales in general. Our particular current concerns are about preserving rail services at ports and docks in constituencies such as mine, Swansea, East. Will the Minister meet the group to discuss...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Port Security (10 Jun 2009) has video
“What discussions has my hon. Friend had with representatives of the Welsh Assembly Government regarding ports in Wales and rail links, particularly in constituencies such as mine, where the docks are so important and where there are competing needs on rail and freight matters?”
More of Siân James's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, 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.
- 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Siân James speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,070 (341st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,431 (joint 324th) | £20,929 (241st) | £19,205 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £90,619 (176th) | £77,253 (517th) | £63,145 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,966 (464th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,582 (270th)* | £9,664 (joint 230th)** | £8,405 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £302 (279th) | £82 (joint 385th) | £1,291 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £583 (joint 196th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £818 (305th) | £1,101 (250th) | £603 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,490 (joint 473rd) | £4,175 (184th) | £2,065 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,290 (joint 203rd) | £1,233 (joint 77th) | £1,233 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £148,151 (304th) | £136,547 (347th) | £117,581 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £8,573 (76th). Other: Rail £9 (196th).