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Sheila Gilmore
Labour MP for Edinburgh East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sheila Gilmore voted on key issues:
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Cabinet Office, International Development, Education
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Work Capability Assessment, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Somalia: Overseas Aid
(based on written questions asked by Sheila Gilmore and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- FINANCE BILL Committee (11 out of 12)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
- Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (26 out of 26)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Nato: Pensions Bill (17 Jun 2013)
“I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in a debate on what is clearly a complex subject. Some of those who spoke earlier suggested that its complexity had reduced the number of Members wishing to contribute, but it is nevertheless hugely important. When we get pensions policy wrong, there are consequences for many years to follow. It is therefore necessary not simply to welcome a Bill...”
- Nato: Pensions Bill (17 Jun 2013)
“In financial terms, it is clearly building on that platform. Had the previous system not been in place, if any Government had come along and said “We will create a flat rate pension for everyone”, the expenditure involved would have been huge. It would not have been possible to achieve this if all the other bits and pieces had not been there already. That is why many people will...”
- Nato: Pensions Bill (17 Jun 2013)
“I think the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that all parties—and I am not sure this had come from his party any more recently than quite recently—suggested that should be the case. What then happened was that the state earnings-related pension scheme was dismantled under a previous Conservative Government. In my view at least, the worst thing that happened was that people were given...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 115 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 58 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 79.97% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 287 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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