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Angus MacNeil
Scottish National Party MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Spokesperson (Transport; Rural Affairs; Scotland Office) (since 13 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,441 votes. — 461st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Angus MacNeil voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Defence, Treasury, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cabinet: Glasgow, Departmental Visits Abroad, Disabled, Correspondence, Telephone Inquiries
(based on written questions asked by Angus MacNeil and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“If the Prime Minister is advocating a referendum on changing the voting system to the House, why is he going to restrict the public to two narrow choices? Why not put all options on the table, including the single transferable vote, and let the people decide? May we have a full debate?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Business (4 Feb 2010) has video
“Given the promises made and given what is happening, what is an assurance from this Government really worth?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (2 Feb 2010) has video
“The cost of London Crossrail is £16 billion, with extra money being found from central Government at Westminster, whereas the cost of the Glasgow air link would be a 40th of that. What will the Government who control the UK purse strings do? Will they take the opportunity to provide the extra money for the Glasgow air link?”
More of Angus MacNeil's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 118 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 42% of votes in 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 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 73 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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.
| 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 (612th) | £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)3 | £36,322 (1st)2 | £37,273 (1st)1 | £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 |
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 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,640 (419th). Rail £1,408 (417th). Air £27,921 (1st). Misc £555 (68th).
1 Car £1,776 (443rd). 3rd party £65 (38th). Rail £4,436 (207th). Air £30,560 (1st). Other £436 (39th).