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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. — 192nd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Brian H Donohoe voted on key issues since 2001:

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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, Departmental Advertising Costs, Traffic Management Bill, Hospitals: Waiting Lists

(based on written questions asked by Brian H Donohoe and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Oil and Gas Fields (14 Oct 2009) has video

“Can my right hon. Friend give any idea of the stage that the new licensing has reached? At one time there was drilling in the Clyde estuary. Is there any update on that? It would bring a number of jobs to the Ayrshire area. Will my right hon. Friend take the opportunity of congratulating all agencies in Ayrshire—”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Setanta (30 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received on (a) the placing into administration of Setanta and (b) the future financial position of (i) Setanta and (ii) its employees; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Fund (24 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding the Government plans to allocate to the Social Fund in 2009-10; and if she will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below 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.
  • 42 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") 107 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: 28 Oct 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.

Type2007/08 (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)
Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,512 £17,552 (416th) £20,321 (joint 184th) £19,522 (318th) £8,381 (587th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,254 (227th) £18,866 (436th) £18,727 £18,362 (330th) £18,769 (joint 283rd) £18,234 (joint 1st) £15,720 (326th)
Staffing Allowance£83,894 (447th) £87,276 (joint 156th) £79,797 £71,108 (284th) £68,023 (joint 228th) £60,816 (501st) £45,688 (334th)
Communications Allowance£6,170 (405th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£23,394 (8th)* £23,543 (8th)** £20,362 £25,365 (23rd) £28,195 (11th) £24,969 (16th) £21,885 (7th)
Members' Staff Travel£1,275 (68th) £1,252 (95th) £801 £1,110 (167th) £446 (281st) £1,677 (74th) £905 (149th)
Members' Spouse Travel£862 (140th) 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£609 (427th) £824 (joint 353rd) £693 £751 (joint 379th) £982 (261st) £621 (joint 510th) £1,159 (275th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,558 (286th) £2,600 (323rd) £2,293 £1,916 (joint 418th) £2,433 (336th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,291 (joint 201st) £1,192 (joint 125th) £829 £1,943 (joint 212th) £1,943 (joint 208th) £1,943 (joint 205th) £1,943 (joint 195th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,216 (65th) £0
Total£163,390 (64th) £157,663 (31st) £145,014 £138,107 (80th) £141,112 (28th) £128,998 (38th) £95,681 (155th)

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

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