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Anne Begg
Labour MP for Aberdeen South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Anne Begg voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately 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: Work and Pensions, Health, Treasury, Scotland, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Maintenance, Children: Maintenance, Employment and Support Allowance, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Universal Credit
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Postal Services Bill Committee (1 out of 21)
- Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Mental Health Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
- Chairman, Commons Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Traffic Management Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Chairman, Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
- Chairman, Extradition Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“I was at a wedding on Sunday. I only attended the evening part, but during the day there was a humanist ceremony, and everyone said it was a wonderful occasion. It was held in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Does my hon. Friend agree that humanists in Scotland cannot understand why their fellow humanists in England might not enjoy the same rights as they do and feel very disappointed...”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“In relation to cross-party support, I do not know whether the Minister realises, but it is a Scottish National party council in Dundee that is behind the bid putting forward Dundee as the UK city of culture 2017. Does the Minister have any observation to make on whether it knows something that we do not know about the outcome of the referendum next year on Scottish independence?”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“I thank you, Mr Weir, for your words, and the hon. Member for Southend West (Mr Amess) and other colleagues for securing this debate. As one of those who also put in for this debate, I am absolutely delighted that it is taking place this morning. I appreciate the difficulties that you have, Mr Weir, because when I tried to lobby you to support the Aberdeen bid, I discovered that you were...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 30 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 317 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £22,579 (165th) | £22,116 (287th) | £21,215 (333rd) | £21,634 | £20,280 (293rd) | £19,924 (262nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,790 (217th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,033 (174th) | £23,170 (86th) | £24,265 (116th) | £25,626 | £18,917 (251st) | £18,790 (joint 243rd with 2 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,241 (161st) |
| Staffing costs | £87,062 (489th) | £88,673 (289th) | £80,474 (432nd) | £66,504 | £66,744 (478th) | £63,921 (514th) | £65,283 (281st) | £62,422 (12th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,631 (149th) | £9,652 (213th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,026 (51st)1 | £16,661 (49th)2 | £17,007 (35th)3 | £16,993 | £12,893 (231st) | £15,352 (135th) | £15,159 (138th) | £11,659 (150th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £4,418 (2nd) | £12,287 | £4,933 (4th) | £3,988 (6th) | £3,095 (14th) | £3,095 (13th) |
| 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 | £6,940 (47th) | £1,013 (218th) | £1,600 (142nd) | £1,231 | £2,916 (56th) | £2,344 (42nd) | £1,056 (joint 309th with 2 others) | £1,487 (174th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,376 (115th) | £4,255 (176th) | £2,999 | £7,888 (66th) | £4,960 (119th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,132 (joint 446th with 1 other) | £996 (joint 425th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,981 (103rd) | £1,981 (97th) | £1,981 (96th) | £1,488 (joint 467th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £4,306 (46th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £168,578 (86th) | £166,793 (34th) | £154,230 (50th) | £147,274 | £136,552 (95th) | £131,260 (99th) | £124,530 (75th) | £116,182 (7th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,312 (245th). Rail £1,943 (360th). Air £9,506 (42nd). Misc £1,265 (22nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,167 (378th). Rail £579 (482nd). Air £12,570 (20th). Misc £1,345 (20th).
3 Car £2,128 (408th). 3rd party £826 (15th). Rail £795 (445th). Air £11,972 (28th). Other £1,286 (17th).