Dai Davies, former MP, Blaenau Gwent

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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.

2nd to 9th June 2020

The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.

10th June 2020 onwards

The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.

If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.

MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.

We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.

A selection of Dai Davies’s votes

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Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008.
Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007.
Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2007.
Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 18 votes for, 16 votes against, 7 absences, between 2008–2009.
Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007.

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

Recent appearances

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Passports: Fraud 8 Apr 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Oral Statement of 23 March 2010, Official Report, columns 133-4, on UK passports (use in Dubai murder), what the other reasons are for not releasing the report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Public Buildings: Energy 8 Apr 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether there are mechanisms in place to assist the provision of energy efficiency measures and equipment in (a) community centres, (b) public halls, (c) social clubs and (d) other community facilities; and what recent representations he has received from community representatives on those matters.
Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: World Urban Forum 6 Apr 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who represented his Department at the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro in March 2010; and whether his Department allocated funding to that forum.