Alun Cairns’s voting in Parliament

Alun Cairns is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Alun Cairns sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Alun Cairns consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Alun Cairns has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Wales Office: Parking Offences: Wales 20 Oct 2017

  Road traffic offences are not devolved under the current conferred model of Welsh devolution, and will be reserved under the new reserved powers model which comes into effect on 1 April 2018. This means that whilst the National Assembly for Wales cannot legislate to make parking on the pavement a traffic offence it could legislate to make it a traffic contravention subject to civil enforcement.

• Written Answers — Wales Office: EU Grants and Loans: Wales 19 Oct 2017

  My ministerial colleagues and I regularly meet with stakeholders across Wales, including discussing with representatives of business, the third sector and universities how funding for growth across the UK can best be designed and delivered after we leave the European Union. Since the referendum result in June 2016, the impact on Wales of the UK leaving the EU has been a standing agenda item.

• Written Answers — Wales Office: UK Trade with EU: Wales 18 Oct 2017

  The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across Government, is undertaking a wide range of analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy in order to support negotiations. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues. As Parliament has agreed, we will not publish anything that would undermine our ability to negotiate the best...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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

Social Media

• @AlunCairns
• https://facebook.com/aluncairns

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alun Cairns campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Culture Media and Sport
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Energy and Climate Change
• Work and Pensions
• Broadband
• Departmental Consultants
• Trade Union Officials
• Mobile Phones
• S4C: Finance

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Wales (since 19 Mar 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Government Whip (15 Jul 2014 to 19 Mar 2016)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (15 Jul 2014 to 19 Mar 2016)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (9 May 2011 to 12 May 2014)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Jun 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Smith
• Walter Sweeney
• John Smith
• Raymond Gower

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Alun Cairns’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 95.83% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 94 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alun Cairns’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 286 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)