A selection of Dai Havard’s votes

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• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2012.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 17 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2013.
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2014.
• Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2015.
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014.

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Recent appearances

• [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Nurses and Midwives: Fees 23 Mar 2015

  At the same time.

• Business of the House: Backbench Business — Defence Spending 12 Mar 2015

  Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

• Business of the House: Backbench Business — Defence Spending 12 Mar 2015

  The Defence Committee produced a report in 2009 after we visited Russia because of the Georgian conflict and we made recommendations then. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree, on the basis of reports from his own Committee and others, that as a Parliament we do not properly debate the recommendations that we advise it to discuss?

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Wales
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Defence
• Treasury
• NHS: Procurement
• National Blood Service
• Mobile Phones
• Radio Frequencies: Licensing
• Multiple Myeloma

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Panel of Chairs (24 Jan 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Defence Committee (20 Oct 2003 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (31 Oct 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ted Rowlands

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gerald Jones

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Intellectual Property Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Children and Families Bill Committee (9 out of 19)
• Chairman, Defamation Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)