Alun Cairns

Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan

@AlunCairns https://facebook.com/aluncairns

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.

This is a random selection of Alun Cairns’s votes.

Last updated: 17 Jan 2024. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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 hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Wales 13 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the additional support measures for industries covered by the UK Emissions Trading Scheme in ensuring the (a) environmental and (b) economic sustainability of Welsh industry.
  • Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Carbon Emissions 13 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the recommendations in the report entitled Fixing the Carbon Leak published by the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness in July 2023.
  • Wales: Budget 2024: Businesses in Wales 13 Mar 2024

    My right hon. Friend is well aware that the Chancellor has extended business rate relief at the rate of 75% here in England, but of course the Welsh Government are refusing to pass that money on to small businesses in Barry and Cowbridge in my constituency. Does he not think it completely unfair that a business in Bristol or Cornwall will pay a lot less in business rates than a business in...

More of Alun Cairns’s recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Profile

Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan, Former Conservative MS for South Wales West

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

Entered the Senedd on 6 May 1999

Left the Senedd on 30 March 2011

Also represented South Wales West

Social Media

Expenses

Topics of interest

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

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

Currently held offices

  • Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 25 Nov 2021)
  • The Secretary of State for Wales (19 Mar 2016 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

1. Employment and earnings
From 1 June 2021, Adviser to Elite Partners Capital Pte Ltd (global property investment firm), 8 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec Tower 3 #37-02, Singapore S038988. Until further notice I receive £30,000 per year, paid monthly, for providing strategic advice to the Board. Hours: up to 84 hrs a year. I consulted ACoBA about this appointment. (Registered 11 June 2021)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: ITV plc
Address of donor: White City Place, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7RU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality for my wife and I to attend a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, value £725.50
Date received: 1 December 2023
Date accepted: 1 December 2023
Donor status: company, registration 4967001
(Registered 14 December 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI Ltd)
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, transport and accommodation, value £3,850
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Dates of visit: 12-17 February 2023
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation.
(Registered 03 March 2023)
Name of donor: Institute of Legislation and Legal Policy
Address of donor: The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in London, 41 Holland Park, London W11 3RP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £3,000
Destination of visit: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dates of visit: 16-18 April 2023
Purpose of visit: Taking part in an international conference on the constitutional changes in Uzbekistan and their significance for both citizens and the international community, and meeting various key political stakeholders.
(Registered 10 May 2023)
Name of donor: Media City Qatar
Address of donor: Floor 17 & 18, Tornado Tower, Bldg. 17, Zone 60, Street 810, Corner Majlis Al Taawoon And, Al Funduq Street, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £6,900
Destination of visit: Doha
Dates of visit: 20-24 May 2023
Purpose of visit: To participate at the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum 2023 and meet Qatari and international officials to discuss current affairs including regional conflict resolution, labour rights, and Qatar-UK bilateral relations.
(Registered 06 June 2023)
Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £5,900
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Dates of visit: 8-11 December 2023
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2023 with a focus on geopolitics, particularly the challenges in the Middle East. This included meetings with the Qatar Prime Minister, Qatar Airways and Qatar Energy.
(Registered 21 December 2023)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (Qatar Ministry of Sports and Culture)
Address of donor: PO Box 7559, Doha, State of Qatar
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Qatar Goodwood Festival 2023, including accommodation and hospitality, value £1,040
Date received: 3-4 August 2023
Date accepted: 3 August 2023
Donor status: other
(Registered 30 August 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Residential property in Cardiff: (i) and (ii).
8. Miscellaneous
From 30 November 2022, Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 24 November 2023)

View the history of this MP’s entries in the Register

More about the register

Note for journalists and researchers: The data on this page may be used freely, on condition that TheyWorkForYou.com is cited as the source.

This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources. Voting information from Public Whip.

Profile photo: © Parliament (CC-BY 3.0)