Mr Cynog Dafis

Former Plaid Cymru MS for Mid and West Wales

Assisted Dying

There have been votes in Parliament on if it should be legal to assist terminally ill people who have decided they want to end their life.

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Mr Cynog Dafis has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life

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Major votes

  • On 10 Dec 1997: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In Show vote

Removing Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords

There have been votes in Parliament on the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

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Mr Cynog Dafis generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords

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Major votes

  • On 16 Mar 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Third Reading Show vote
  • On 2 Feb 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Second Reading Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 10 Nov 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished Show vote
  • On 16 Feb 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected Show vote
  • On 15 Feb 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected Show vote
  • On 2 Feb 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis voted no on House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected Show vote

University Tuition Fees

There have been votes in Parliament on tuition fees applicable to UK undergraduate students at universities in England. Subjects of specific votes have been on the subjects of introducing fees, increasing to fees, and capping fees.

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We don’t have enough information to calculate Mr Cynog Dafis’s position on this issue

However, Mr Cynog Dafis has taken part in the following votes on the topic:

Minor votes

  • On 1 Jul 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — New arrangements for giving financial support to students Show vote
  • On 1 Jul 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] Show vote
  • On 4 Nov 1997: Mr Cynog Dafis voted disapproved of the existing (£1000/year) arrangements for tuition fees. Show vote

Autonomy for Schools

There have been votes in Parliament on giving greater autonomy for schools, including on if more schools should be able to obtain the financial and managerial freedom from local authority control associated with "academy" status, and the degree of freedom schools ought have in relation to admissions policies.

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Mr Cynog Dafis has never voted in a major vote about greater autonomy for schools

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Major votes

  • On 24 Mar 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Third Reading Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 24 Mar 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis voted yes on School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected Show vote
  • On 24 Mar 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis voted yes on School Standards and Framework Bill — Abolition of corporal punishment in schools Show vote
  • On 11 Mar 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis voted no on School Standards and Framework Bill — Exemption from strict class size limits — rejected Show vote
  • On 11 Mar 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis voted no on School Standards and Framework Bill — Grant Maintained Schools (Parental Ballot) — rejected Show vote

Smoking Bans

Over the years there have been votes in Parliament on banning smoking in restaurants, public buildings, pubs, and in cars with children present.

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We don’t have enough information to calculate Mr Cynog Dafis’s position on this issue

However, Mr Cynog Dafis has taken part in the following votes on the topic:

Minor votes

  • On 4 May 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Greater London Authority Bill — Enforcing no smoking signs in London taxis Show vote

Gay Rights

A vote for gay rights would be a vote for homosexual people to have the same rights as heterosexuals (including for example the ability to marry, an equal age of consent, and the right to adopt) and for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to be illegal.

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Mr Cynog Dafis has never voted in a major vote about equal gay rights

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Major votes

  • On 22 Jun 1998: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16 Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 1 Mar 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts. Show vote
  • On 10 Feb 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts. Show vote
  • On 25 Jan 1999: Mr Cynog Dafis was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading Show vote

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