As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
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- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
A selection of Ann Clwyd’s votes
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Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
10 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2015–2016.
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Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016.
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Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
3 votes for, 15 votes against, 9 absences, between 2010–2019.
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Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
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Voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 10 absences, between 2013–2016.
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Voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2007–2016.
We have lots more plain English analysis of Ann Clwyd’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Ann Clwyd’s full vote analysis page for more.
Recent appearances
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I wanted to allow others to go first, but thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was elected in the middle of a miners’ strike, in 1984, to the seat held at one time by Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party. When he was the MP, it was called Merthyr and Aberdare, although people often leave out “Aberdare”. I am afraid it is quite likely that when the boundary commissioners get...
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Thank you very much. Yes, I remember our first few days here. If you come in in a by-election, it is always more difficult to assimilate. I am glad that my hon. Friend is still here. I have not always agreed with him, as he well knows, but I respect him for his diligence and persistence, because those are two things that a Member of Parliament needs to do: to be diligent and persistent, and...
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Congratulations to you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), for his comments. I have very much enjoyed being a member of that Committee. Will the Minister clarify what steps have been taken to review all sales of arms to Saudi Arabia? I can hardly bear to say the word “Yemen”, but there have been...
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Profile
Former Labour MP for Cynon Valley
Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1984 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election
Social Media
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Topics of interest
Ann Clwyd campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Trade and Industry
- Wales
- Defence
- Afghanistan
- Indonesia
- Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
- Arms Export Licences
- Miners' Compensation
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee (5 Jan 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (1 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party (24 May 2005 to 5 Dec 2006)
- Special Envoy to PM on Human Rights in Iraq (26 May 2003 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, International Development Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 12 Jul 2005)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1995)
- Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (1 Jan 1993 to 1 Jan 1994)
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (1 Nov 1992 to 1 Jan 1993)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (1 Jul 1992 to 1 Nov 1992)
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (1 Jan 1989 to 1 Jan 1992)
- Shadow Minister (Education) (1 Jan 1987 to 1 Jan 1988)
- Member, Private Bill Procedure (Joint Committee) (12 Nov 1986 to 15 Nov 1988)
- Member, European Legislation Committee (1 Feb 1985 to 9 Feb 1988)
- Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Aug 1983 to 31 Jul 1984)
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