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Alasdair McDonnell

Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Belfast South, Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Belfast South

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    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
    • Majority: 1,235 votes. — 571st out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Alasdair McDonnell voted on key issues since 2001:

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    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Northern Ireland, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Treasury, Home Department

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rates Collection Agency, Invest Northern Ireland, Hip Replacements, Housing, Illegal Dumping Unit

    (based on written questions asked by Alasdair McDonnell and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Historical Inquiries (4 Nov 2009)

    “Does the Secretary of State accept that there is still much work to be done before the needs of many of the innocent victims are met? A scurrilous rumour is going around that he intends to bin the report of the Consultative Group on the Past. Does he have any plans for making progress?”

    Northern Ireland Assembly: Employment And Learning: Further Education: Engineering (2 Nov 2009)

    “On a similar vein, will the Minister outline his assessment — [Interruption.]”

    Northern Ireland Assembly: Employment And Learning: Further Education: Engineering (2 Nov 2009)

    “I apologise for that, Mr Speaker. Will the Minister outline his and his Department’s assessment of the independent review of economic policy from the perspective of the further education sector, particularly on the question of innovation in firms and the delivery of skills to encourage inward investment?”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 23% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
    • 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alasdair McDonnell speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 18 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    8. Land and Property
    Smallholding/farm in Co Antrim, from which rental income is received.
    House in Belfast, from which rental income is received.
    9. Registrable shareholdings
    (a) Arrow Travel, Belfast.

    Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£16,967 (400th) £18,771 (441st) £19,942        
    Staffing Allowance£94,769 (56th) £88,944 (93rd) £83,882        
    Communications Allowance£9,801 (185th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£9,310 (247th)* £10,971 (168th)** £11,299        
    Members' Staff Travel£305 (278th) £2,114 (37th) £2,139        
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£320 (50th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£209 (622nd) £552 (joint 508th) £440        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£864 (joint 580th) £1,177 (557th) £1,125 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,202 (joint 323rd) £1,089 (joint 269th) £1,089        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £754        
    Total£156,830 (150th) £145,728 (161st) £142,304        

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (457th). Rail £1,223 (408th). Air £6,373 (67th). Misc £174 (130th).

    ** Car £1,871 (436th). Rail £1,158 (405th). Air £7,942 (61st).