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Gavin Strang
Labour MP for Edinburgh East
- Also represented Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 6,202 votes. — 367th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gavin Strang voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Transport, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data, Departmental Correspondence, Benefit Payments, Fraudulent Claims, Identity Fraud
(based on written questions asked by Gavin Strang and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (Forestry) (10 Dec 2009) has video
“I accept that the report is just out, but does my right hon. Friend agree that forestry has the potential to make a highly significant contribution to our emissions reduction targets? Indeed, with an increase of 4 per cent. in woodland cover over the next 40 years, we could, by the 2050s, achieve a reduction equivalent to 10 per cent. of greenhouse gas emissions.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Afghanistan (2 Dec 2009) has video
“The House will, of course, welcome my right hon. Friend's assurance that his Department is working with the military. It is right to focus on the military intervention, not least because of the announcements by the President of the United States and the British Prime Minister this week. I think my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State would accept that it is our military personnel who are...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (15 Jul 2009)
“May I particularly congratulate my right hon. Friend on his announcement that the Government, not the regulator, will set the grid access regime? Does he agree that our centralised transmission system means that on microgeneration we are years behind countries such as Germany and Denmark? On the feed-in tariff, which he understands is absolutely vital, will he do all that he can to move...”
More of Gavin Strang's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gavin Strang speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1000 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £9,521 (520th) | £11,081 (546th) | £11,712 (541st) | £9,898 | £10,806 (joint 556th with 1 other) | £9,978 (566th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,970 (359th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,008 (395th) | £15,421 (455th) | £14,876 (557th) | £18,939 | £13,887 (531st) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,324 (461st) | £19,479 (181st) |
| Staffing costs | £94,712 (342nd) | £93,265 (94th) | £92,840 (35th) | £84,226 | £72,794 (229th) | £67,323 (370th) | £65,466 (257th) | £40,403 (503rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,707 (145th) | £9,651 (joint 214th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,021 (47th)3 | £20,966 (17th)2 | £16,146 (47th)1 | £12,868 | £13,114 (217th) | £14,706 (158th) | £16,016 (114th) | £14,755 (78th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £335 | £0 | £1,480 (joint 103rd with 2 others) | £709 (207th) | £900 (150th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,513 (29th) | £4,286 (9th) | 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 | £2,501 (441st) | £400 (543rd) | £375 (583rd) | £590 | £330 (joint 581st with 1 other) | £625 (448th) | £306 (611th) | £878 (379th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,136 (546th) | £657 (609th) | £1,391 | £1,140 (554th) | £1,470 (496th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,365 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £1,163 (164th) | £0 | £1,952 (joint 190th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 185th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 183rd with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 174th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,984 (290th) | £157,571 (131st) | £137,769 (324th) | £128,247 | £114,023 (503rd) | £116,333 (385th) | £121,495 (136th) | £93,337 (202nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,278 (486th). Rail £6,448 (135th). Air £12,504 (21st). Misc £736 (49th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,426 (446th). Rail £4,982 (190th). Air £10,034 (38th). Misc £579 (65th).
1 Car £1,633 (465th). Rail £6,186 (130th). Air £8,327 (58th).