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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
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sandra Osborne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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, Home Department
- 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)
- 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
- Petitions: VAT on Static Caravans (22 May 2012)
“I fervently wish to present a petition on behalf of my constituents in the beautiful county of Ayrshire, which depends heavily on tourism and will be most adversely affected if this measure goes through. The Petition of residents of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock. [P001045]”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Social Security Benefits: Asylum (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are in place to support asylum seekers by means of benefits payments.”
- Equality and Human Rights Commission (24 Apr 2012)
“I share the Minister’s disappointment that the Minister for Equalities is not here. She sat with me in the Committee that considered what became the Equality Act 2010. No matter what the previous Government wanted to do, she wanted to go further—how things have changed. However, will the Minister confirm the costs I mentioned, as well as the costs the Government have paid for...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 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 60.44% 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") 99 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).