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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
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sandra Osborne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Work and Pensions, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): HMS Gannet, Colombia, Nats, National Air Traffic Services, Illegal Immigrants: Employment
(based on written questions asked by Sandra Osborne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: West Lothian Question (7 Feb 2012)
“Whether the commission to consider the West Lothian question will take evidence from Members of the (a) Scottish Parliament and (b) National Assembly for Wales.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below 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 61.17% 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") 97 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, London HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,250.28
Destination of visit: Egypt, Gaza
Date of visit: 22-27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact finding/human rights issues
(Registered 12 September 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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).