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Anne Begg
Labour MP for Aberdeen South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,348 votes. — 583rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Anne Begg voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Scotland, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Tax Credit, Tax Credits, Bankruptcy, Petroleum Licensing, Chiropodists/Podiatrists
(based on written questions asked by Anne Begg and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Mental Health Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Commons Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Traffic Management Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Extradition Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)
“Order. As it was an intervention, I think the hon. Member for Hendon has the right to continue.”
- [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)
“To whom is the hon. Gentleman giving way?”
More of Anne Begg's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing. - People have made 19 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 52 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anne Begg speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 200 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
6. Overseas visits
26-28 August 2008, to Stavanger, Norway, to visit Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) conference and exhibition on joint visit by the British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group at Westminster and the Oil and Gas Cross Party Group at Holyrood. Overseas flights, hotel accommodation, local transport and hospitality sponsored by Oil & Gas UK, Shell, Chevron, Statoil Hydro, Wood Group, Conoco Phillips, Exxon Mobil, the Norwegian Embassy and OLF. (Registered 2 September 2008)
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,116 (287th) | £21,215 (333rd) | £21,634 | £20,280 (293rd) | £19,924 (262nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,790 (217th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,170 (86th) | £24,265 (116th) | £25,626 | £18,917 (251st) | £18,790 (joint 243rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £20,241 (161st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,673 (289th) | £80,474 (432nd) | £66,504 | £66,744 (478th) | £63,921 (514th) | £65,283 (281st) | £62,422 (12th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,652 (213th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,661 (49th)* | £17,007 (35th)** | £16,993 | £12,893 (231st) | £15,352 (135th) | £15,159 (138th) | £11,659 (150th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £4,418 (2nd) | £12,287 | £4,933 (4th) | £3,988 (6th) | £3,095 (14th) | £3,095 (13th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,013 (218th) | £1,600 (142nd) | £1,231 | £2,916 (56th) | £2,344 (42nd) | £1,056 (joint 309th) | £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) | £996 (joint 425th) | £0 | £1,981 (103rd) | £1,981 (97th) | £1,981 (96th) | £1,488 (joint 467th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,793 (34th) | £154,230 (50th) | £147,274 | £136,552 (95th) | £131,260 (99th) | £124,530 (75th) | £116,182 (7th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,167 (378th). Rail £579 (482nd). Air £12,570 (20th). Misc £1,345 (20th).
** Car £2,128 (408th). 3rd party £826 (15th). Rail £795 (445th). Air £11,972 (28th). Other £1,286 (17th).