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John Mason
Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow East
- Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (since 13 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 25 July 2008 — Byelection
- Majority: 365 votes. — 614th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Mason voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 25 Nov 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Scotland, Health, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Billing, Performing Arts, Departmental Lost Property, Departmental Training, Glasgow
(based on written questions asked by John Mason and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Equality Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“Given the closeness of the date of the Copenhagen conference, and the success of the Scottish Government on the climate change agenda, is it still the Government's intention to exclude Scottish Ministers from the UK delegation?”
- Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants (10 Nov 2009)
“The phrase, "the best route out of poverty is work", concerns me a little, first because it is not always a route out of poverty. There is a second reason however: according to the Government's logic, that route could take us right down to age zero. Surely for some families, where both kids and adults are affected by lots of problems, the best thing is not to be working; however, such...”
- Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants (10 Nov 2009) has video
“The Minister mentioned child poverty immediately before he took that intervention. Does he accept that the fact that a parent has gone into work does not automatically mean that the child is not in poverty any more?”
More of John Mason's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 146 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland. - People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 29 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Mason speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 35 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register