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Brian H Donohoe

Labour MP for Ayrshire Central

  • Also represented Cunninghame South
  • Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
  • Majority: 10,423 votes. — 193rd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Transport, Trade and Industry, Health, Scotland, Treasury

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Vehicle Fleets, Low Emission Vehicles, Traffic Management Bill, Departmental Advertising Costs, Hospitals: Waiting Lists

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“Does the hon. Gentleman not think that with a bit of imagination and marketing, all the postal votes could be in long before the count itself?”

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. He conceded that the count is managed by the returning officer, but he went on to suggest that there are ways in which we should influence it, and one is surely to ensure that the count takes place immediately following the close of the polls. That has been built into our electoral arrangements for ever and it should be maintained.”

[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)

“One of the most obscure issues is this: why can Sunderland, for example, announce the result at about 10 minutes past 11, whereas in some parts of the country the announcement is made at about 3 o'clock in the morning? Is it not down to resources? One of the failings in the present system is that the returning officer uses, almost exclusively, local government employees. Surely those...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 43 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Brian H Donohoe speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 118 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Ltd
Address of donor: Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,740
Destination of visit: Malaysia
Date of visit: 6-11 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to demonstrate the full scope of the Spirit Malaysia business and how it supports and strengthens the UK operations
(Registered 18 September 2009)

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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,996 (56th) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,512 £17,552 (416th) £20,321 (joint 184th with 2 others) £19,522 (318th) £8,381 (587th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£18,329 (295th) £20,254 (227th) £18,866 (436th) £18,727 £18,362 (330th) £18,769 (joint 283rd with 1 other) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £15,720 (326th)
Staffing costs£100,799 (133rd) £83,894 (447th) £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) £79,797 £71,108 (284th) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £60,816 (501st) £45,688 (334th)
Communications Allowance£9,714 (256th) £6,170 (405th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£22,368 (12th)3 £23,394 (8th)2 £23,543 (8th)1 £20,362 £25,365 (23rd) £28,195 (11th) £24,969 (16th) £21,885 (7th)
Members' Staff Travel£658 (joint 118th with 1 other) £1,275 (68th) £1,252 (95th) £801 £1,110 (167th) £446 (281st) £1,677 (74th) £905 (149th)
Members' Spouse Travel£1,389 (joint 87th with 1 other) £862 (140th) 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£4,396 (223rd) £609 (427th) £824 (joint 353rd with 1 other) £693 £751 (joint 379th with 2 others) £982 (261st) £621 (joint 510th with 1 other) £1,159 (275th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,558 (286th) £2,600 (323rd) £2,293 £1,916 (joint 418th with 1 other) £2,433 (336th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,291 (joint 201st with 1 other) £1,192 (joint 125th with 1 other) £829 £1,943 (joint 212th with 5 others) £1,943 (joint 208th with 5 others) £1,943 (joint 205th with 5 others) £1,943 (joint 195th with 5 others)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,216 (65th) £0
Total£181,650 (13th) £163,390 (64th) £157,663 (31st) £145,014 £138,107 (80th) £141,112 (28th) £128,998 (38th) £95,681 (155th)

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,986 (51st). Rail £1,249 (404th). Air £13,672 (15th). Misc £2,487 (5th).

3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,395 (30th). Rail £172 (547th). Air £13,312 (18th). Misc £2,489 (4th).

1 Car £7,775 (16th). Rail £1,832 (349th). Air £13,936 (15th).