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Margaret Curran
Labour MP for Glasgow East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Margaret Curran voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Scotland, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport, Cabinet Office
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Disability Living Allowance, Access to Work Programme, Remploy, British Sky Broadcasting: News Corporation, Employment: Scotland
(based on written questions asked by Margaret Curran and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: British Sky Broadcasting: News Corporation (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions (a) he, (b) his officials and (c) his special advisers had with Alex Salmond, his officials or his special advisers on the bid for BSkyB; and when such discussions took place.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: British Sky Broadcasting: News Corporation (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has received any representations from the Scottish Executive on the BSkyB takeover bid; and what account he took of any such representations.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: British Sky Broadcasting: News Corporation (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he spoke to Alex Salmond on 3 March 2011; what was discussed; whether his officials were party to that conversation; and if he will publish any notes of the conversation.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 71.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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 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") 37 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