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Angus MacNeil
Scottish National Party MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Angus MacNeil voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Defence, Scotland, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cabinet: Glasgow, Departmental Lost Property, Departmental Visits Abroad, Disabled, Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Angus MacNeil and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way. Is there any news on the fair fuel stabiliser coming down the tracks at all?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“A good man.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“Mr Speaker, I am mindful of what you have said about time and self-restraint when it comes to interventions. I would like to focus my remarks on something that the Queen’s Speech seems to have flown past: the cost of living. Right hon. and hon. Members are no strangers to my concerns about the cost of living, particularly in Na h-Eileanan an Iar, an island constituency that feels the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 50 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 49.27% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland. - People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 194 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,465 (310th) | £20,228 (383rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £12,463 (522nd) | £16,743 (406th) | £21,416 (217th) | £18,366 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £69,548 (613th) | £70,096 (609th) | £86,299 (237th) | £40,607 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £5,864 (452nd) | £1,036 (577th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £31,524 (2nd)1 | £36,322 (1st)2 | £37,273 (1st)3 | £27,976 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £209 (320th) | £789 (158th) | £424 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £323 (244th) | £482 (joint 215th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £622 (31st) | £1,018 (21st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,775 (543rd) | £70 (637th) | £188 (631st) | £443 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £770 (593rd) | £853 (600th) | £2,756 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,173 (joint 372nd with 1 other) | £1,043 (joint 353rd with 5 others) | £895 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £141,583 (431st) | £148,147 (305th) | £169,971 (7th) | £113,101 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,640 (419th). Rail £1,408 (417th). Air £27,921 (1st). Misc £555 (68th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,600 (449th). Rail £4,148 (227th). Air £28,137 (1st). Misc £1,384 (19th). Other: European £1,053 (54th).
3 Car £1,776 (443rd). 3rd party £65 (38th). Rail £4,436 (207th). Air £30,560 (1st). Other £436 (39th).
