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Ian Murray
Labour MP for Edinburgh South
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Murray voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Justice, Scotland, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Employment Tribunals Service, Post Offices, BBC: Commonwealth Games 2014, Climate Change: Conferences, Telephone Services
(based on written questions asked by Ian Murray and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)
“It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart), who has a great knowledge of everything historical and has driven the hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie) out of the Chamber to hunt out not only his history books, but no doubt his horned helmet. If he can drive SNP Members out of the Chamber with such ease, he should speak here more often...”
- Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)
“I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising one of the key points on why we need transparency. The hon. Member for Penrith and The Border said clearly that transparency helps not only the Scottish people to determine how their money is spent and allocated, but the other component parts of the United Kingdom to see how money is spent in Scotland, which would be welcomed by everyone in...”
- Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)
“I will be coming back to the report this very second, because it is about transparency, and what we have had quite clearly from the Scottish Government is a complete lack of transparency. I hope that the report allows us some, because when the Bill receives Royal Assent, we will have a Scottish rate of income tax, the devolution of stamp duties, the devolution of landfill tax, the power to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 53 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 77.08% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 44 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register