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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 against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Tax Credits, Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance
(based on written questions asked by Anne Begg and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Postal Services Bill Committee (1 out of 21)
- Chairman, Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Mental Health Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- 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, Traffic Management Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Micro-businesses (2 Feb 2012)
“On Friday I attended the opening of a micro-business in my constituency, Little Rembrandt’s Café in Ferryhill. That business opened despite the Government and despite the banks, which refused to lend. The owner had to put her own financial security on the line by remortgaging her house. That situation obviously cannot be right, because it is stifling growth in the economy.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance (1 Feb 2012)
“Will the hon. Gentleman be advising his constituents to take out private insurance to protect against unemployment or ill health? After all, he is supporting the limiting of the state’s role in that respect.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance (1 Feb 2012)
“Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think that the hon. Gentleman’s intervention illustrates some of the confusion that exists. Some Members seem to believe that losing a job because of ill health is exactly the same as losing a job by being made redundant, but it is not. As was pointed out by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms), the chance of obtaining another job...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 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 72.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 289 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £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).