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Angus MacNeil
Scottish National Party MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Angus MacNeil voted on key issues:

    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
    • Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. 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 very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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    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 Visits Abroad, Departmental Lost Property, 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.

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jan 2012)

    “It seems, Mr Speaker, that the SNP gets more reaction from Labour than their own Leader does. Does the Prime Minister agree that in Scotland the people are sovereign, and therefore for improvement they have the right to determine their own constitutional future as they see fit?”

    Daylight Saving Bill: Clause 4 — Power to advance time by one hour for trial period (20 Jan 2012)

    “The hon. Gentleman’s remark about the European Union reminded me of how things change in politics. I can remember in the last Parliament the Liberal Democrats walking out of the Chamber on the question of an in/out referendum. Now, the people who led that have found themselves in government and things have changed. Things could change again, which is why we need guarantees rather than...”

    Daylight Saving Bill: Clause 4 — Power to advance time by one hour for trial period (20 Jan 2012)

    “Would the devolved Administrations have full access to the data on which the report was based? Furthermore, we are getting Government policy from the Minister but I would be much more comfortable if it was written into the Bill?”

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    • Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 43 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 51.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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    • 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") 184 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Tenant crofter on the Island of Barra.
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: ACTION (Advocacy to Control TB Internationally) Project within RESULTS UK
    Address of donor: 2nd Floor, 13 Maddox Street, London W1S 2QG
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,634, including return flights, accommodation, per diem for 6 days and 5 nights)
    Destination of visit: Rwanda
    Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
    Purpose of visit: to educate MPs on the impact of tuberculosis on development, visiting Rwanda as an example for other African countries in tackling tuberculosis and HIV coinfection, and learning about the impact of support to Rwanda through bilateral and multilateral channels. The delegation also looked into how UK aid is currently being utilized in the fight against TB and HIV in Rwanda and the future role of UK aid.
    (Registered 21 March 2011)
    Name of donor: Presence Switzerland
    Address of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Bundesgasse 32, CH-3003, Bern, Switzerland
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): transport, accommodation and subsistence totalling £2,263
    Destination of visit: Vaduz, Zurich, Chur, Lugano and Bern, Switzerland
    Date of visit: 26 May-1 June 2011
    Purpose of visit: All-Party British-Swiss and British-Liechtenstein Parliamentary Groups’ visit to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. A political visit to the financial, political and business institutions of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
    (Registered 7 July 2011)
    Name of donor: Department of Oceans and Environmental Affairs, Faroe Islands
    Address of donor: Tinganes, Fo-110 Torshavn, Faroes
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation and travel ; value £2,320
    Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
    Date of visit: 7-10 June 2011
    Purpose of visit: guest panellist at the Seas the Future Conference Faroe Islands
    (Registered 2 August 2011)
    8. Land and Property
    House in Fort William, from which rental income is received.
    Flat in Glasgow, from which rental income is received.
    Flat in London, from which rental income is received.

    Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register

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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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    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).

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    Other offices held in the past

    • Spokesperson (Transport; Rural Affairs; Scotland Office) (13 Jul 2009 to 11 May 2010)
    • Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Fishing and Tourism; Transport) (2 Aug 2006 to 13 Jul 2009)
    • Spokesperson (Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Transport) (16 Jan 2006 to 2 Aug 2006)
    • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 25 Nov 2008)

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