Wednesday 27 October 2010

Elfyn Llwyd MP, Dwyfor Meirionnydd (TheyWorkForYou.com)

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Elfyn Llwyd

Plaid Cymru MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd

  • Also represented Meirionnydd Nant Conwy

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  • Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Elfyn Llwyd voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Wales, Justice, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence
  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): National Offender Management Service, Sri Lanka, Departmental Staff, Prisons, Departmental Expenditure

(based on written questions asked by Elfyn Llwyd and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Broadband (26 Oct 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria his Department used to determine the locations for each superfast broadband pilot.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Broadband (26 Oct 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which locations considered for superfast broadband pilots were not proceeded with; and for what reason in each case.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Broadband (26 Oct 2010)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of each pilot scheme for superfast broadband.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 73 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Elfyn Llwyd speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 563 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Barrister-at-law. Legal Services Commission, Via GHP Legal Solicitors, 26-30 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham, LL11 1BU.
Received £568.87 (inc. VAT) on 20 August 2009 for legal work in family court. Hours: 4hrs. (Registered 14 September 2009)
Received £88.35 on 12 July for legal work in family court. Hours: 10 mins. (Registered 27 July 2010)
Interviews at BBC Wales. Address: Broadcasting House, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ.
Received £20 for interview. Hours: 10mins (Registered 11 August 2009)
Fee of £50 received for interview lasting 30 minutes on 18 September 2009. (Registered 6 October 2009)
ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
11 January 2010, paid £75 by ComRes for a completing survey panel. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 January 2010)
11 January 2010, paid £75 by ComRes for a completing survey panel. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 7 July 2010)
BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX.
£75 for completing an opinion panel questionnaire. Hours: 30mins. (Registered 3 September 2009)
£75 for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 November 2009)
£75 for completing survey. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 9 December 2009)
Payment of £300 plus £35 VAT received from Legal Services Commission on behalf of solicitors E. A. Harris and Co. Address: The Cross, Padeswood Road, Buckley, Flintshire, CH7 2JL. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 7 October 2009)
Received £150 for taking part in an S4C programme. Hours: 1 hr. Address: S4C, Clos Sophia, Cardiff. (Registered 25 November 2009)
Received £50 for taking part in a TV programme, "Y Byd Ar Bedwar". Address: The Media Centre, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff CF5 6XJ. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 March 2010)
Received £20 for interview, BBC Radio Cymru, BrynMeinan Bangor Gwynedd
Hours: 20 mins (Registered 30 June 2010)
Payment of £3,769.50 received for work in the Family Court on 29-31 July 2010. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 2 June 2010)
Payment of £2,324 received from Tudur Owen & Co for work in the Family Court. Hours: 2.5 days. (Registered 2 August 2010)

Register last updated: 6 Sep 2010. More about the Register

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

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Staying away from main home£19,773 (297th) £14,396 (503rd) £16,844 (467th) £15,444 £13,060 (525th) £18,267 (362nd) £19,100 (359th) £13,700 (461st)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£28,757 (16th) £29,976 (7th) £28,929 (25th) £26,624 £17,748 (372nd) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £18,228 (joint 213th with 2 others) £44,493 (3rd)
Staffing costs£86,634 (493rd) £77,235 (565th) £78,472 (493rd) £76,893 £74,067 (187th) £71,574 (144th) £60,913 (500th) £27,079 (640th)
Communications Allowance£2,157 (548th) £2,198 (553rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£12,411 (126th)1 £15,701 (62nd)2 £13,991 (89th)3 £12,807 £16,159 (108th) £16,050 (114th) £17,625 (84th) £13,502 (96th)
Members' Staff Travel£370 (joint 198th with 1 other) £977 (108th) £580 (205th) £1,404 £1,295 (143rd) £1,867 (60th) £1,244 (125th) £1,931 (41st)
Members' Spouse Travel£116 (300th) £380 (239th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,488 (578th) £450 (joint 521st with 1 other) £491 (533rd) £317 £469 (joint 520th with 1 other) £423 (554th) £133 (642nd) £301 (612th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,830 (406th) £2,485 (342nd) £1,211 £2,217 (372nd) £2,247 (363rd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,123 (joint 464th with 2 others) £1,207 (joint 115th with 1 other) £1,231 £1,231 (631st) £1,231 (626th) £943 (625th) £0
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£151,705 (310th) £144,266 (365th) £142,999 (215th) £135,931 £126,246 (273rd) £130,458 (112th) £118,186 (208th) £101,006 (80th)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,030 (87th). Rail £7,248 (103rd). Air £67 (162nd). Misc £49 (201st). Other: Rail £17 (159th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,854 (127th). Rail £10,713 (34th). Air £134 (155th).

3 Car £5,043 (143rd). Rail £8,948 (50th).