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Fiona O'Donnell
Labour MP for East Lothian
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Fiona O'Donnell voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Animal Welfare: Circuses, Marine Conservation Zones, Housing Benefit, Birds of Prey: Conservation, Employment and Support Allowance: East Lothian
(based on written questions asked by Fiona O'Donnell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (13 out of 17)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (2 out of 10)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 40)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)
“Will the hon. Gentleman join me in welcoming the vote in the Church of Scotland this week to allow gay ministers?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“In relation to teachers, surely we must also think about the children of same-sex couples who could be made to feel in the classroom that the love of their parents is in some way less worthwhile and valued.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 67.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 83 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register