A selection of Mark Williams's votes

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• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 19 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 5 votes for, 3 votes against, 9 absences, between 2011–2014
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2013

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

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Leaving the EU: Effect on Wales 26 Apr 2017

  If the Secretary of State has such a close relationship with the farming unions, how does he respond to their request for a full assessment of the impact on Welsh agriculture if we have to fall back on World Trade Organisation tariffs? Is it not obvious that 40% tariffs would destroy Welsh agriculture?

• Written Answers — Prime Minister: East Africa: Visits Abroad 30 Mar 2017

  To ask the Prime Minister, which Government Ministers visited (a) Kenya and (b) Uganda in 2016; and how many times each such Minister visited those countries.

• Police Widows’ Pensions 15 Mar 2017

  I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I, too, have constituents who feel strongly about the matter. Does she agree that campaigners also feel that there is injustice in the lack of parity of approach across the United Kingdom?

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Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Ceredigion

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• @mark4ceredigion
• https://facebook.com/mark4ceredigion

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Wales
• Treasury
• Western Sahara
• Sustainable Development
• Morocco
• Mobile Phones
• Western Sahara: Politics and Government

Other offices held in the past

• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales) (29 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Innovation, Universities and Skills) (20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (10 Mar 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 May 2005 to 10 Mar 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Simon Thomas
• Cynog Dafis

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ben Lake

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Mark Williams’s speeches
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — 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 62.53% 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.
• 97 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 299 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)