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Shona McIsaac
Labour MP for Cleethorpes
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,642 votes. — 533rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shona McIsaac voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Humber Bridge, Benefit Payments: Cleethorpes, Dental Services (East Lincolnshire), Pensions, Asylum Accommodation Centres
(based on written questions asked by Shona McIsaac and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (Over-50s) (29 Jun 2009) has video
“What support and training Jobcentre Plus offers people over 50 years old to assist them to re-enter employment.”
More of Shona McIsaac's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Shona McIsaac speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £15,404 (487th) | £18,729 (431st) | £17,011 | £11,443 (548th) | £12,146 (534th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,538 (403rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £7,749 (618th) | £14,663 (562nd) | £11,511 | £13,766 (536th) | £17,615 (500th) | £17,980 (374th) | £17,938 (242nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,091 (149th) | £91,498 (46th) | £92,318 | £68,878 (418th) | £68,018 (309th) | £65,590 (234th) | £46,087 (315th) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,983 (21st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,943 (401st)* | £5,359 (446th)** | £5,012 | £10,430 (322nd) | £8,774 (371st) | £10,129 (319th) | £7,843 (328th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £912 (137th) | £120 | £824 (211th) | £639 (227th) | £425 (279th) | £170 (joint 367th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,521 (86th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £779 (324th) | £1,850 (114th) | £1,069 | £1,900 (116th) | £831 (joint 341st) | £1,848 (104th) | £1,166 (joint 270th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,915 (joint 384th) | £5,169 (130th) | £2,174 | £4,457 (166th) | £3,549 (200th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th) | £989 (joint 432nd) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £5,190 (30th) | £0 | £0 | £5,829 (31st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,794 (339th) | £139,169 (299th) | £129,215 | £119,493 (409th) | £113,538 (454th) | £117,660 (218th) | £89,708 (300th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,577 (68th). Rail £366 (505th).