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Mohammad Sarwar
Labour MP for Glasgow Central
- Also represented Glasgow, Govan
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 8,531 votes. — 116th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mohammad Sarwar voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, International Development, Defence, Scotland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Human Trafficking, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Asylum Seekers
(based on written questions asked by Mohammad Sarwar and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Labelling Scheme (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of retail sales accounted for by retailers who have agreed to participate in the Carbon Labelling Scheme.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Labelling Scheme (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the likely (a) reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and (b) savings to manufacturers arising from the Carbon Labelling Scheme.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Politics and Government (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the date on which the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan is expected to report its findings in respect of the recent presidential election.”
More of Mohammad Sarwar's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 41 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 46 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
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,745 (244th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £20,820 | £20,822 (233rd) | £20,327 (175th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,065 (437th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,104 (168th) | £20,457 (286th) | £19,832 | £19,286 (joint 156th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £17,911 (243rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,504 (joint 189th) | £86,834 (208th) | £84,041 | £77,464 (92nd) | £72,313 (78th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £42,689 (450th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,000 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,878 (34th)* | £22,852 (11th)** | £17,585 | £23,993 (27th) | £30,996 (5th) | £25,557 (14th) | £19,477 (20th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £4,858 (1st) | £4,500 (1st) | £4,933 | £1,424 (128th) | £3,360 (13th) | £2,504 (28th) | £1,365 (87th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,385 (47th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,087 (joint 195th) | £444 (551st) | £711 | £2,233 (95th) | £2,417 (40th) | £1,244 (231st) | £4,346 (5th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,840 (253rd) | £920 (594th) | £1,388 | £7,999 (64th) | £7,164 (54th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,481 (26th) | £1,224 (91st) | £0 | £1,886 (joint 330th) | £1,886 (324th) | £1,886 (318th) | £1,886 (299th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,917 (15th) | £1,500 (joint 32nd) |
| Total | £174,882 (5th) | £159,341 (23rd) | £149,310 | £155,107 (8th) | £157,262 (3rd) | £143,660 (4th) | £103,239 (54th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,042 (346th). Air £15,836 (6th).
** Rail £5,324 (160th). Air £17,295 (6th). Other £233 (45th).