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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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- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Angus MacNeil voted on key issues:
- 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Treasury, Defence, Scotland, 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.
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)
“My constituents in the Hebrides have felt ripped off by the highest fuel prices in the UK for years, and shockingly we now hear of raids associated with suspected price fixing on huge oil companies—household names. Will the Secretary of State ensure that if there are any fines, they are passed on to hard-pressed motorists who might have been ripped off, so that my constituents in Lewis,...”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Scotland (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) with what external (a) organisations and (b) individuals her Department has engaged as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such consultations; (2) how many officials in her Department have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse; (3) what meetings...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Work Programme (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — 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 50.26% 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 — 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") 226 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).