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Angus Robertson
Scottish National Party MP for Moray
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Angus Robertson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly 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 very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. 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 foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): EU Committees, Military Aircraft, Devolution, EU Committees (Scottish Representation), Sudan
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (0 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Reserve Forces (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many reserve units are currently based in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England; and what the location is of each such unit.”
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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 328 written questions in the last year — well 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 41.94% 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 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 248 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,200 (182nd) | £23,082 (joint 144th with 3 others) | £21,970 (265th) | £21,633 | £17,372 (421st) | £20,316 (joint 191st with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £33,821 (1st) | £21,696 (120th) | £20,307 (joint 332nd with 1 other) | £18,368 | £19,324 (joint 89th with 9 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,233 (joint 185th with 7 others) | £25,642 (68th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,503 (286th) | £81,953 (495th) | £87,393 (147th) | £85,515 | £70,147 (371st) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £67,275 (167th) | £46,048 (318th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,666 (375th) | £9,215 (263rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £23,686 (8th)1 | £23,350 (10th)2 | £22,308 (13th)3 | £21,658 | £29,992 (5th) | £29,488 (9th) | £26,796 (12th) | £21,487 (10th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,780 (28th) | £4,270 (2nd) | £4,119 (4th) | £2,519 | £4,197 (6th) | £4,044 (5th) | £3,091 (15th) | £3,894 (6th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £224 (274th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,285 (477th) | £511 (joint 483rd with 1 other) | £343 (593rd) | £1,329 | £1,779 (132nd) | £1,123 (213th) | £1,689 (124th) | £2,298 (48th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £430 (joint 623rd with 1 other) | £569 (joint 616th with 1 other) | £4,167 | £5,427 (124th) | £2,920 (275th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,372 (91st) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £0 | £1,923 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £1,923 (joint 256th with 2 others) | £1,923 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £1,923 (joint 237th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,615 (15th) | £1,339 (62nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £188,164 (3rd) | £165,879 (38th) | £158,151 (28th) | £155,189 | £160,776 (3rd) | £147,975 (8th) | £138,729 (7th) | £119,301 (2nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,220 (74th). Rail £3,777 (250th). Air £13,880 (17th). Misc £671 (57th). Other: Mileage £43 (75th). Rail £95 (103rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,045 (50th). Rail £3,474 (264th). Air £13,003 (17th). Misc £726 (50th). Other: Mileage £102 (49th).
3 Car £6,364 (55th). Rail £6,675 (100th). Air £7,607 (63rd). European £1,662 (13th).