Caerfyrddin / data
Ann Davies · Plaid Cymru · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
273
of 504 possible
Attendance
54%
231 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
190
97 debates
Written Qs
140
135 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£168k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 122 claims
Interests
12
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 61 | |
| Economy | 59 | |
| Employment | 31 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Pensions | 18 | |
| Energy | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 45 | 11,210 |
| Social Care | 19 | 6,546 |
| Local Government | 24 | 6,528 |
| Fiscal Policy | 17 | 3,730 |
| Environment | 11 | 3,710 |
| Cost Of Living | 14 | 3,481 |
| Crime | 12 | 2,879 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in Eng… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseThe Iranian war has caused a huge spike in fuel prices for all drivers, but this is especially true for businesses in Caerfyrddin and rural Wales. Ammanford construction business T… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 115 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)I am the MP for Caerfyrddin, which is in west Wales and wholly within the Hywel Dda health board. It is not always on the border, but people are transferred to England for speciali… | 151 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)I want to say a huge thank you to Green Dragon transport and Dolen Teifi, which operate in my patch. To be honest, they are phenomenal. The work they do is amazing. I want to touch… | 230 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)I am very glad to hear about that opportunity. Can I go on to the Welsh language, Chair? | 18 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Does Gobowen have a provision for Welsh language patients, and how effective is it? | 14 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Alyson, do you have a lot of feedback from patients all over Wales now who are going into hospitals in England or on the border that there is not provision of Welsh language, espec… | 96 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Stacey, you run the hospital in Gobowen. Do you, on a clinical level, have concerns about the air ambulance moving, bearing in mind that so many people fall on Yr Wyddfa and on the… | 44 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)We are a non-complaining breed really, aren’t we? As my final question, would you like to see a minimum standard in hospitals along the border? | 25 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Diolch—thank you. | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Have you got any feedback on this, Alyson? | 8 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Welsh Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (2026-04-22)Do you ever feel that there is a delay in patient care or patient services because of the lack of Welsh language, or do you feel that you have done as much as you can within Gobowe… | 37 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Rail Network ImprovementsLabour’s Senedd manifesto makes no mention of the billions of High Speed 2 funding owed to Wales. Welsh Labour has given up on the argument, as the Secretary of State did after she… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 56 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on securing this important debate. I do not know… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 327 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentMeasures to support about 17% of our young people in Wales who are not in education, employment or training to gain employment are welcome, although I prefer to use the term “LEET”… Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 83 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Immigration ReformsCare workers such as Grace Reji work hard to provide an invaluable service to the most vulnerable people in my constituency. She has a family, but when faced with a possible five-y… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 106 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 38 | 27.1% |
| Department for Transport | 21 | 15.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 21 | 15.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 12 | 8.6% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 | 7.1% |
| Wales Office | 9 | 6.4% |
| Treasury | 9 | 6.4% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 6 | 4.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a non-metropolitan county council in England is defined as exempt accommodation under housing benefit regulation. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce alternative methods of calculating the minimum income floor for self-employed people. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason supported living provided by local authorities in Wales is not recognised as exempt accommodation for the purposes of housing benefit. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed Universal Credit claimants with caring responsibilities. | Pending |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether address-level coverage data will be published for the rollout of Project Gigabit Type C contracts in Caerfyrddin. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the conflict between the US and Iran on (a) the cost and (b) supply of fertilizer to farm… | Pending |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritis… | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how reforms to the electricity connections process will take account of the wider social, economic and community value of Welsh community energy projects, particularly in rural… | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to answer to the question 118015, what are the timescales for the publication of the government commissioned study on the costs of innovative undergrounding methods fo… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any definition or register of community energy organisations established under the Local Power Plan will allow Distribution Network Operators to identify eligible Welsh… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the current requirement for Distribution Network Operators to treat all connection applicants identically limits their abilit… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will take steps with the Welsh Government to define the term community energy for the specific purpose of enabling Distribution Network Operators to apply differenti… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5), on what evidential basis his Department has determined that overhead lines shoul… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions sha has had with the with the Welsh Government in developing the BBC Charter Review Green Paper. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the costs of (a) undergrounding electricity transmission infrastructure and (b) developing overhead transmission lines. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 92 | 26,682 | 15.9% |
| Accommodation | 17 | 15,270 | 9.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,491 | 2.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,927 | 1.7% |
| Staffing | 0 | 118,941 | 70.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 13,221 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 5,149 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 19 | 4,638 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 8 | 3,632 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 4 | 2,904 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 4 | 2,370 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,140 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 1,275 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 1,223 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 5 | 1,100 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 3 | 1,079 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 15 | 787 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 667 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -667 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,479 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 50 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 20 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 20 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 90 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | February Mobile Phone SIM only | 46 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Parking | Parking | 1 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Parking | Parking | 1 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Constituency office costs - plumber | 2,337 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,100 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Envelopes | 8 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Office Cleaning Equipment | 5 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 5 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 56 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising Banner to local Rugby Footbal Club | 480 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Mobile phone covers and protectors | 21 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
01 Aug 2025
Type of land/property: Agricultural land
Location: Carmarthenshire
Ownership details: co-owned with family members
Rental income: from 1 August 2025
(Registered 22 July 2024; updated 8 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Business property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Carmarthenshire
Ownership details: co-owned by family members
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 22 July 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital3 entries
17 Jun 2025
Name of company or organisation: Teifi Valley Against Pylons Ltd
Nature of business: A company created to fundraise in order to help landowners along the Teifi/Tywi and Tywi/Usk Pylon path
Interest held: from 18 April 2025 until 17 November 2025
(Registered 13 June 2025; updated 26 November 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: GB & CA DAVIES
Nature of business: farm business
Held jointly with or on behalf of: jointly owned with my husband and another family member
(Registered 22 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Meithrinfa Cwtsh Y Clos
Nature of business: Children's Nursery
Held jointly with or on behalf of: co-owned by a family member
(Registered 22 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous7 entries
17 Sept 2025
President of Carmarthenshire Farmers' Union of Wales
Date interest arose: 5 September 2025
(Registered 10 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Chairperson of the Farmers Union of Wales - Carmarthenshire branch. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 5 September 2025
(Registered 30 July 2024; updated 8 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Member of the Llanarthne New Village Hall and Community Hub. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 22 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Co-chair and member of Llanarthne Area Pylon Group. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 22 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Member of Nantgaredig Governors. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 10 January 2025
(Registered 22 July 2024; updated 13 June 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Chair of Governors at Ysgol Llanddarog Wirfoddol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 10 January 2025
(Registered 22 July 2024; updated 13 June 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Chair of Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 30 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 29 wards, 37 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abergwili | Neil Lewis | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 730 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ammanford | Colin Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 853 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ammanford | Deian Harries | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 800 | 05 May 2022 |
| Betws | Betsan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 494 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carmarthen Town North South | Alun John Edwin Lenny | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,073 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carmarthen Town North South | Gareth Howell John | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,178 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carmarthen Town North South | Peter Hughes Griffiths | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,188 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carmarthen Town West | Emlyn Schiavone | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 968 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carmarthen Town West | Russell Sparks | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 733 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cenarth Llangeler | Hazel Anna Louise Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,449 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cenarth Llangeler | Ken Howell | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,277 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cilycwm | Thomas Arwel Joseph Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 706 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cwarter Bach | Glynog Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 455 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cynwyl Elfed | Bryan Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 712 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garnant | Kevin Madge | Labour Party | 490 | 05 May 2022 |
| Glanamman | Emyr Rees | Labour Party | 423 | 05 May 2022 |
| Laugharne Township | Jane Tremlett | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 382 | 04 May 2017 |
| Llanboidy | Dorian Phillips | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 783 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanddarog | Ann Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 739 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandeilo | Edward Gwynne Thomas | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 827 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandovery | Handel Lewis Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 770 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandybie | Anthony Davies | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 869 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llandybie | Dai Nicholas | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 789 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanegwad | Mansel Charles | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 751 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanfihangel Aberbythych | Hefin Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 426 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanfihangel Ar Arth | Linda Davies Evans | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 950 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llangadog | Andrew Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 446 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llangunnor | Elwyn Williams | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 478 | 05 May 2022 |
| Llanybydder | Denise Owen | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 602 | 05 May 2022 |
| Manordeilo Salem | Fiona Walters | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 640 | 05 May 2022 |
| Penygroes | Dai Thomas | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 453 | 05 May 2022 |
| Saron | Alan Peter Cooper | Labour Party | 660 | 05 May 2022 |
| Saron | Karen Denise Lawrence Davies | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 668 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Clears Llansteffan | Carys Jones | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,151 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Clears Llansteffan | Philip Morris Hughes | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,110 | 05 May 2022 |
| Trelech | Jean Lewis | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 1,055 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitland | Sue Allen | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 544 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 88,735 | Electorate 74,005 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 52.7% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.