• Labour MP for Edinburgh East
• Majority: 6,202 votes. — 357th out of 630 MPs.
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How Gavin Strang voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted 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 a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

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, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• 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)

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Banking Sector (29 Oct 2008) has video

“May I thank my hon. Friend for his active involvement in the banking crisis? Does he agree that the futures of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank of Scotland are of huge significance to Edinburgh, the south-east of Scotland and to the Scottish economy as a whole? Will he continue to work with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to support the banking system and above all to sustain...”

Orders of the Day: New Clause 16 — Carbon emissions reduction targets (28 Oct 2008) has video

“This point is hugely important. As far as Peterhead is concerned, that was gas, and sadly we can now leave that matter parked. The fact is that we need both systems so that we can retrofit and build power stations with new CCS. That is the problem. There is real concern that we need to be putting in a lot more resources.”

Orders of the Day: New Clause 15 — Advice on emissions from international aviation and international shipping (28 Oct 2008) has video

“I think that the whole House welcomes the movement by the Government in this area. I congratulate the Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Joan Ruddock), and I particularly welcome the fact that the Government are accepting the amendment tabled in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Mr. Morley). My...”

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• Has spoken in 26 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.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
• 102 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gavin Strang speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 78 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,633 (465th). Rail £6,186 (130th). Air £8,327 (58th).