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Jim McGovern
Labour MP for Dundee West
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jim McGovern voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Housing Benefit, Digital Television, Food (Nutritional Content), Cash-in-transit Crime
(based on written questions asked by Jim McGovern and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation (Scotland) (2 Feb 2012)
“What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on promoting job creation in Scotland.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation (Scotland) (2 Feb 2012)
“I thank the Minister for that response. Job creation is of paramount importance in my constituency in Dundee. Dundee has a highly skilled and highly educated work force, but despite that fact unemployment figures remain stubbornly high, particularly those for youth unemployment. There is an increasing feeling that that is the fault of both the coalition Government and the separatists in...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (24 Jan 2012)
“Yesterday I found myself again agreeing with a Government Minister, at least in part, when the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Maria Miller) said in answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Mr Hamilton) that the most sustainable way to reduce child poverty is through parents going to work. GMB, my old trade union,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.11% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £22,568 (joint 259th with 1 other) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,578 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,544 (242nd) | £21,015 (174th) | £23,764 (129th) | £28,267 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £97,979 (232nd) | £90,509 (181st) | £83,203 (joint 366th with 1 other) | £63,476 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £12,440 (73rd) | £10,293 (108th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,445 (61st)1 | £16,978 (47th)2 | £16,024 (50th)3 | £13,159 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,963 (21st) | £1,749 (34th) | £0 | £600 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,318 (36th) | £2,124 (55th) | 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 | £4,903 (192nd) | £1,483 (100th) | £712 (410th) | £672 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,047 (joint 133rd with 1 other) | £2,119 (398th) | £1,874 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,223 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £178,597 (23rd) | £171,989 (9th) | £149,098 (97th) | £130,792 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £3,588 (254th). Air £10,177 (36th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £2,214 (340th). Air £12,186 (23rd). Other: Rail £275 (69th). European £623 (89th).
3 Car £1,680 (455th). Rail £2,969 (267th). Air £11,375 (31st).