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Gavin Strang
Labour MP for Edinburgh East
- Also represented Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Majority: 6,202 votes. — 365th 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 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 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, 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
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“As an Edinburgh-based regular user of the east coast main line, may I ask my right hon. Friend whether he agrees that it is a great asset, which is why National Express signed up to put in £1.4 billion to operate it for 10 years? We should welcome the Government's intervention, but may I put it to him that the key thing is to sustain this service? Will he do all he can to maintain it and...”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary rightly referred to the fatalities of the war, including the hundreds and thousands of Iraqis who have died. We are now debating the British intervention in the war. I shall not rehearse the figures on British deaths, but we need to take into account all the American deaths, too—3,455 of the American armed forces. That figure rises to 4,318 if...”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“We also have to remember that it is not just a matter of the deaths, as so many people have been injured and maimed as well.”
More of Gavin Strang's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 998 times in debates — well 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 | £11,081 (546th) | £11,712 (541st) | £9,898 | £10,806 (joint 556th) | £9,978 (566th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,970 (359th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,421 (455th) | £14,876 (557th) | £18,939 | £13,887 (531st) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,324 (461st) | £19,479 (181st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,265 (94th) | £92,840 (35th) | £84,226 | £72,794 (229th) | £67,323 (370th) | £65,466 (257th) | £40,403 (503rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,651 (joint 214th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £20,966 (17th)* | £16,146 (47th)** | £12,868 | £13,114 (217th) | £14,706 (158th) | £16,016 (114th) | £14,755 (78th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £335 | £0 | £1,480 (joint 103rd) | £709 (207th) | £900 (150th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,286 (9th) | 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 | £400 (543rd) | £375 (583rd) | £590 | £330 (joint 581st) | £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) | £1,163 (164th) | £0 | £1,952 (joint 190th) | £1,952 (joint 185th) | £1,952 (joint 183rd) | £1,952 (joint 174th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,571 (131st) | £137,769 (324th) | £128,247 | £114,023 (503rd) | £116,333 (385th) | £121,495 (136th) | £93,337 (202nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,278 (486th). Rail £6,448 (135th). Air £12,504 (21st). Misc £736 (49th).
** Car £1,633 (465th). Rail £6,186 (130th). Air £8,327 (58th).