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Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party MP for Perth & Perthshire North
- Also represented North Tayside
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 1,521 votes. — 582nd 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 Pete Wishart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 14 Jan 2009)
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 25 Nov 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Scotland, Home Department, Treasury, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Press Releases, Scotland, Departmental Contracts, Departmental Official Hospitality
(based on written questions asked by Pete Wishart and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jan 2010) has video
“Tens of thousands of people dead, a whole region destabilised, no mythical weapons of mass destruction and this week we learn of the dubious and questionable legality that took us into the war in Iraq. Does not the Leader of the House in her quieter moments and in her heart of hearts believe that her Government led us into this disastrous and immoral war on the back of one of the biggest...”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Contracts (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many businesses based in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) locations outside the UK have (i) registered with the London 2012 Business Network and (ii) secured Olympic contracts at each location.”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Contracts (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the cost has been of maintaining the London 2012 Business Network in each year since its establishment.”
More of Pete Wishart's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 120 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- 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 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Pete Wishart speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 260 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,900 (288th) | £21,737 (301st) | £19,101 (417th) | £18,018 | £19,200 (351st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,198 (417th) | £15,833 (joint 205th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £23,364 (78th) | £24,165 (66th) | £19,331 (411th) | £21,238 | £13,520 (542nd) | £17,866 (476th) | £16,068 (516th) | £20,842 (141st) |
| Staffing costs | £94,963 (335th) | £76,669 (570th) | £77,724 (507th) | £63,857 | £65,110 (542nd) | £61,195 (579th) | £61,029 (496th) | £34,005 (600th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,784 (320th) | £10,297 (107th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £23,149 (11th)3 | £24,609 (6th)2 | £22,009 (15th)1 | £19,480 | £22,419 (35th) | £24,003 (27th) | £20,580 (42nd) | £17,287 (36th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £930 (84th) | £4,168 (3rd) | £2,980 (9th) | £3,693 | £3,694 (12th) | £3,597 (8th) | £1,030 (167th) | £6,064 (1st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,806 (197th) | £1,204 (151st) | £1,349 (joint 184th with 1 other) | £1,289 | £1,620 (153rd) | £1,906 (80th) | £2,091 (joint 76th with 1 other) | £1,820 (103rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,838 (147th) | £3,626 (224th) | £4,228 | £3,931 (193rd) | £6,795 (59th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,159 (joint 397th with 2 others) | £1,022 (joint 378th with 3 others) | £1,022 | £1,912 (277th) | £1,912 (272nd) | £1,912 (269th) | £1,912 (254th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £175,896 (34th) | £167,846 (24th) | £147,142 (134th) | £132,825 | £131,406 (joint 162nd with 1 other) | £137,607 (43rd) | £120,908 (146th) | £97,763 (119th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,247 (185th). Rail £1,998 (354th). Air £16,470 (5th). Misc £1,144 (26th). Other: European £750 (75th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,492 (128th). Rail £2,190 (336th). Air £14,649 (11th). Misc £1,602 (13th). Other: European £216 (131st).
1 Car £6,209 (63rd). Rail £1,894 (343rd). Air £13,906 (16th).