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Alison McGovern
Labour MP for Wirral South
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alison McGovern voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, International Development, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Supermarkets, Developing Countries: Cotton, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Vocational Guidance, Schools: Vocational Guidance
(based on written questions asked by Alison McGovern and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I shall start my remarks by talking about the announcement by General Motors about Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port. I represent many, many people who work there and I pay tribute to that excellent work force and the community around them who support them. Whilst I recognise the commitment of all politicians who have helped back Ellesmere Port, in Wirral all of us know somebody—a family...”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I have thought a lot about youth unemployment over the past years. The former Government oversaw radical improvements, such as our intervention in the labour market with things like the new deal. I find it hard to characterise any of that work, which has been recognised around the globe, as cynical. I find that very difficult to believe.”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I thank my hon. Friend and Merseyside neighbour for his question. Like my constituents, I cannot understand this Government’s decision to give tax breaks to millionaires.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 59 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 57.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register