Hywel Williams’s voting in Parliament

Hywel Williams is a Plaid Cymru MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Plaid Cymru MPs.

This is a selection of Hywel Williams’s votes.

• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 17 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2015
• Almost always voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2018
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 45 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2007–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Hywel Williams’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Hywel Williams’s full vote analysis page for more.

Hywel Williams has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: UK Border Force: Holyhead Port 15 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff Border Force has in place to deal with any expected additional workload at the port of Holyhead after the UK leaves the EU.

• Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) 1 Nov 2018

  The hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) has already pointed out that the environment rated no mention at all from the Chancellor. I would add that, as ever, Wales remains an afterthought, and it was hardly mentioned in the Budget. Our planned transformative and green infrastructure projects—rail electrification, opening old lines, and tidal power generation—have...

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Profile

Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon

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

Also represented Caernarfon

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Social Media

• @hywelplaidcymru
• https://facebook.com/HywelWilliamsASMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Hywel Williams campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Wales
• Home Office
• Health
• Welsh Language
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Driving: Licensing
• Immigration
• Departmental Staff (Bicycles)

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 12 Dec 2017)
• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Brexit) (since 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Trade) (since 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (since 10 May 2001)

Other offices held in the past

• Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader (12 Oct 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (1 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence) (8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Europe) (8 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (6 Jan 2014 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (27 Feb 2012 to 20 Oct 2014)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (18 Jun 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) (10 Jun 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (24 May 2005 to 17 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 10 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (International Development) (10 May 2004 to 1 Jun 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (26 Jan 2004 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health) (10 May 2001 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Griffith Rees
• William Jones
• William Rathbone

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Chairman, Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Chairman, Education Bill Committee (10 out of 22)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Chairman, Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Equality Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (1 out of 9)
• Children Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Hunting Bill Committee (18 out of 31)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Employment Bill Committee (13 out of 17)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Hywel Williams’s speeches
• Has received answers to 243 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 75.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 70 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Hywel Williams’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 410 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)