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Ann McKechin
Labour MP for Glasgow North
- Also represented Glasgow, Maryhill
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office (since 14 Nov 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 3,338 votes. — 438th 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 Ann McKechin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Treasury, Scotland, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Debt Relief, Debt, Water and Sanitation, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Common Sugar Regime: ACP Countries
(based on written questions asked by Ann McKechin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Manpower (8 Feb 2010)
“I refer the hon. Member to my answer given on 1 February 2010, Official Report, column 5W.”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Newspaper Licensing Agency (8 Feb 2010)
“The Newspaper Licensing Agency figures shown in the table include cumulative and backdated NLA payments for the years 1999 to 2005 inclusive. Scotland Office has sought to reduce its costs on an ongoing basis in line with good practice. £ 1999-2000 to 2006-07 7,853 2007-08 3,203 2008-09 285”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Billing (5 Feb 2010)
“The Prime Minister announced in October 2008 that all central Government Departments will aim to pay invoices within 10 days. The Scotland Office does not differentiate between creditors and endeavours to pay all valid invoices within 10 days of receipt. The Scotland Office have managed to meet this target so far in 99.1 per cent. of cases in 2009-10.”
More of Ann McKechin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 124 times in debates — 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 (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 | £15,845 (415th) | £13,015 (519th) | £12,033 (539th) | £12,669 | £9,794 (567th) | £8,556 (584th) | £9,329 (591st) | £13,011 (486th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,079 (426th) | £17,612 (365th) | £20,492 (279th) | £18,912 | £15,864 (455th) | £18,401 (419th) | £17,864 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £19,311 (187th) |
| Staffing costs | £94,945 (336th) | £83,778 (451st) | £77,313 (516th) | £70,547 | £61,813 (593rd) | £62,975 (541st) | £49,307 (623rd) | £37,639 (555th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,790 (60th) | £9,761 (195th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,483 (124th)3 | £13,966 (104th)2 | £12,872 (115th)1 | £12,029 | £14,821 (144th) | £15,022 (147th) | £15,640 (127th) | £10,964 (170th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £397 (joint 187th with 1 other) | £1,198 (74th) | £1,700 (53rd) | £851 | £1,013 (183rd) | £378 (298th) | £1,321 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £886 (153rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £6,877 (joint 62nd with 1 other) | £1,278 (133rd) | £1,205 (221st) | £1,750 | £1,151 (247th) | £845 (joint 331st with 2 others) | £891 (385th) | £1,296 (229th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,657 (12th) | £4,630 (153rd) | £6,148 | £8,493 (59th) | £5,326 (102nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,270 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £1,106 (joint 233rd with 2 others) | £0 | £1,907 (joint 286th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 282nd with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 279th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 262nd with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,416 (216th) | £147,535 (313th) | £131,351 (436th) | £122,906 | £114,856 (490th) | £113,410 (457th) | £96,259 (577th) | £85,014 (405th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £422 (565th). Rail £2,467 (323rd). Air £9,765 (44th). Misc £1,312 (22nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £379 (553rd). Rail £1,433 (414th). Air £9,426 (45th). Misc £1,245 (24th).
1 Car £1,874 (435th). Rail £1,645 (366th). Air £9,353 (48th).