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Fiona Mactaggart
Labour MP for Slough
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,851 votes. — 258th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Fiona Mactaggart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Education and Skills, Lord Chancellor
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Public Appointments, Population Estimates, Prostitution, Asylum Appeals, Domestic Violence
(based on written questions asked by Fiona Mactaggart and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Lottery (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)
“Will my hon. Friend highlight the consequences in later life of the child misery to which he referred? Children who are miserable in care often end up being victims of sexual exploitation when they leave care. They frequently fail to get any qualifications, and they remain unemployed and turn to drug addiction not because it is inherited but, overwhelmingly, because they have been unhappy and...”
- Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)
“Will my hon. Friend give way?”
- Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)
“Will my hon. Friend give way?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 358 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £3,392 (583rd) | £1,901 (586th) | £3,280 | £827 (609th) | £1,613 (608th) | £3,092 (616th) | £0 |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,992 (543rd) | £21,467 (214th) | £18,743 | £16,787 (421st) | £17,799 (481st) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £6,567 (602nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £99,820 (18th) | £86,203 (247th) | £85,328 | £77,461 (93rd) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,084 (119th) | £51,508 (134th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,031 (124th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,593 (564th)* | £1,101 (614th)** | £362 | £260 (648th) | £1,025 (635th) | £944 (636th) | £34 (646th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £58 (joint 402nd) | £13 (joint 432nd) | £0 | £10 (joint 467th) | £12 (480th) | £36 (453rd) | £0 |
| 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 | £1,132 (185th) | £5,010 (13th) | £2,657 | £2,540 (71st) | £1,769 (joint 90th) | £2,332 (45th) | £2,183 (56th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,728 (joint 84th) | £14,459 (16th) | £9,494 | £10,431 (40th) | £5,156 (111th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,194 (joint 336th) | £1,008 (joint 410th) | £180 | £1,869 (372nd) | £1,869 (366th) | £1,869 (358th) | £1,869 (335th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,940 (475th) | £131,162 (438th) | £120,044 | £111,803 (528th) | £102,271 (582nd) | £95,591 (585th) | £62,161 (636th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,188 (498th). Rail £554 (484th). Other: Rail £102 (114th). European £749 (76th).