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Lindsay Roy
Labour MP for Glenrothes
- Entered Parliament on 7 November 2008 — Byelection
- Majority: 6,737 votes. — 310th 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 Lindsay Roy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 4 Feb 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Defence, Energy and Climate Change, Scotland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe: Politics and Government, Middle East: Peace Negotiations, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Falkland Islands: Oil, Drugs
(based on written questions asked by Lindsay Roy and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting: Enforcement (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with legislation on hunting with hounds.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to increase the diversity of energy sources in the UK; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Debts: Developing Countries (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with his G8 counterparts to discuss progress towards reducing the debts of developing countries; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 19 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lindsay Roy speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register