A selection of Huw Irranca-Davies's votes

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• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 18 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2015
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2015
• Almost always 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 2011–2014
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Air Force: Cadets 22 Mar 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reconsider its decision to withdraw Volunteer Gliding Squadrons provision for Air Cadets in Wales.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Electricity: Republic of Ireland 16 Mar 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to take forward talks on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland on expanding electricity interconnection capacity in response to the conclusions of the National Infrastructure Commission's report on Smart Power, published in March 2016.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: Republic of Ireland 16 Mar 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy trade agreed between the UK and Ireland in January 2013, what progress has been made on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Ogmore

Entered the House of Commons on 14 February 2002 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 24 March 2016 — Resigned

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

Social Media

• @huw4ogmore
• https://facebook.com/huw.irrancadavies

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Energy and Climate Change
• Health
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Food Procurement
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Food
• Departmental Carbon Emissions
• Dangerous Dogs

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 25 Jan 2016)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 25 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Marine and Natural Environment) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Marine and Natural Environment) (5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (5 Oct 2002 to 8 Jan 2004)
• Member, Procedure Committee (24 Jun 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (10 May 2002 to 8 Jan 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Raymond Powell
• Walter Padley
• John Evans
• Edward Williams
• Vernon Hartshorn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chris Elmore

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Communications Bill Committee (23 out of 25)
• Courts Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Huw Irranca-Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 648 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)