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Mr Simon Thomas
Former Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion
- Entered Parliament on 3 February 2000 — Byelection
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Simon Thomas voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Prevention of Terrorism Bill (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the legal advice he has received regarding derogation from Article 5 of the European Charter of Human Rights for provisions under the Prevention of Terrorism Bill.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Employment (6 Apr 2005)
“Today's decision by Dairy Farmers of Britain to close the Llangadog creamery, which will also affect the milk bottling plant in Cardiff, shows the difficulty that we have in the dairy industry in Wales at the moment. What can the Secretary of State say for dairy farmers throughout south Wales and about the job losses being experienced by that industry? What steps can he, with the National...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Listed Places of Worship (4 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will allow listed places of worship under his Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to reclaim VAT paid on renovations and improvements which are designed to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 2000.”
More of Mr Simon Thomas's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 70.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 1 person is tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £594 | £19,753 (318th) | £19,044 (316th) | £19,720 (joint 241st with 7 others) | £15,728 (257th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £1,753 | £18,897 (joint 254th with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,191 (joint 277th with 1 other) | £19,302 (188th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £11,928 | £59,681 (613th) | £66,139 (411th) | £59,753 (530th) | £44,353 (389th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £442 | £14,352 (162nd) | £12,895 (214th) | £12,022 (248th) | £10,018 (219th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £493 (279th) | £623 (232nd) | £1,058 (162nd) | £169 (370th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £696 (joint 406th with 1 other) | £621 (450th) | £877 (389th) | £1,353 (joint 207th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,249 (366th) | £2,006 (409th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,970 (joint 127th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 120th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 119th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 114th with 5 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £27,193 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £41,910 | £118,091 (439th) | £122,097 (259th) | £113,591 (311th) | £92,893 (212th) |