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Sandra Osborne
Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
- Also represented Ayr
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sandra Osborne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. 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, Defence, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): HMS Gannet, Colombia, Nats, National Air Traffic Services, Equality and Human Rights Commission
(based on written questions asked by Sandra Osborne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“My hon. Friend is making an interesting speech, and I think we can all identify with what he says about the change between generations, but change happens. Only yesterday, we heard that the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland voted to allow gay ministers to be ordained, if the congregations so choose. That is a major change illustrating that equality is now regarded as important even...”
- Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Apr 2013)
“Is the Prime Minister aware that Scottish Coal went into liquidation last weekend, and that 600 hard-working people in Scotland have lost their jobs, the majority of which are in my constituency? The Tories closed the deep mines during the 1980s. Will the Prime Minister stand behind the open cast industry today, or will it just be the same old Tories?”
- Business without Debate: Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (16 Apr 2013)
“I am in favour of the Lords amendments on the general duty in the Equality Act 2006. I am extremely disappointed with the view the Government have taken. They are seeking to repeal the general duty because they believe it serves no useful purpose and is superfluous to requirements, but that flies in the face of the views of equality and human rights experts; the EHRC, albeit latterly; service...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £16,601 (399th) | £18,816 (422nd) | £20,324 (378th) | £21,626 | £20,874 (221st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £14,309 (421st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,619 (239th) | £18,814 (302nd) | £22,743 (164th) | £26,787 | £19,324 (joint 89th with 9 others) | £18,768 (joint 285th with 1 other) | £18,059 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | £28,397 (42nd) |
| Staffing costs | £72,800 (607th) | £60,432 (632nd) | £62,964 (621st) | £64,079 | £58,210 (622nd) | £62,011 (564th) | £50,295 (622nd) | £33,896 (603rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,490 (278th) | £8,174 (320th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,433 (99th)1 | £16,159 (56th)2 | £15,734 (56th)3 | £14,177 | £16,972 (joint 96th with 1 other) | £18,745 (69th) | £18,477 (72nd) | £15,504 (64th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £42 (451st) | £0 | £667 (217th) | £711 (188th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,153 (18th) | £2,152 (joint 53rd with 1 other) | 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 | £4,675 (206th) | £367 (552nd) | £304 (joint 605th with 1 other) | £501 | £580 (joint 458th with 1 other) | £975 (264th) | £989 (339th) | £620 (501st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,640 (436th) | £640 (joint 610th with 1 other) | £815 | £922 (582nd) | £1,902 (430th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,229 (joint 281st with 1 other) | £1,022 (joint 378th with 3 others) | £0 | £2,021 (joint 38th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 33rd with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £5,884 (30th) | £918 (77th) | £0 | £240 | £5,537 (34th) | £0 | £851 (71st) | £649 (48th) |
| Total | £145,656 (377th) | £128,701 (543rd) | £123,731 (522nd) | £128,225 | £124,482 (298th) | £124,755 (208th) | £111,080 (371st) | £96,107 (145th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,288 (340th). Rail £1,618 (390th). Air £8,455 (50th). Misc £1,072 (33rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,644 (328th). Rail £1,815 (364th). Air £10,264 (35th). Misc £1,436 (17th).
3 Car £5,364 (125th). Rail £1,338 (394th). Air £9,032 (52nd).