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Siobhain McDonagh
Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden
- 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 Siobhain McDonagh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. 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 for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Deportation: Tamils, Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict, Graffiti, Asylum Seekers, Pensioners
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (9 out of 13)
- Localism Bill Committee (14 out of 24)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (3 out of 9)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 May 2013)
“In answer to the question the right hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Simon Hughes) asked on Sri Lanka, the Deputy Prime Minister gave a long list of atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan Government. Why, then, are his Government going to the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Sri Lanka, why are they announcing that six months ahead of time, and why do they want to see...”
- Merton and Sutton PCT (Prescribing Policy) (1 Mar 2013)
“On that precise point, Mr Aziz, who is here listening to this debate, said to me on the way in, “Siobhain, I have paid my taxes for 35 years. I do not want a drug that makes me look better—I want a drug that is going to save my life.””
- Merton and Sutton PCT (Prescribing Policy) (1 Mar 2013)
“Like many Members, I have a lot of concerns about what is going on in the NHS at present. My local NHS has to save £370 million a year and two out of five of our general hospitals are about to lose both their accident and emergency and maternity units. I am sure I will want to raise my concerns about that in the future. The long-promised reopening of Mitcham’s local Wilson hospital...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 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 63.66% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 171 times in debates — 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,800 (603rd) | £14,500 (407th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £361 (118th) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,845 (579th) | £9,487 (601st) | £19,833 (380th) | £20,432 | £15,123 (486th) | £18,795 (joint 217th with 5 others) | £18,233 (joint 185th with 7 others) | £14,241 (373rd) |
| Staffing costs | £100,857 (131st) | £92,408 (113th) | £87,877 (124th) | £83,288 | £81,340 (34th) | £74,981 (joint 37th with 1 other) | £71,236 (59th) | £54,561 (78th) |
| Communications Allowance | £20,995 (8th) | £19,709 (3rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,836 (588th)1 | £1,794 (592nd)2 | £2,503 (572nd)3 | £1,497 | £2,198 (614th) | £1,849 (619th) | £2,154 (614th) | £1,484 (612th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £6,997 (13th) | £1,378 (115th) | £13,900 (1st) | £7,167 | £11,191 (5th) | £9,078 (2nd) | £5,235 (5th) | £4,574 (4th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,285 (35th) | £35,207 (1st) | £22,339 | £37,442 (2nd) | £31,845 (1st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,429 (joint 49th with 1 other) | £1,194 (joint 123rd with 1 other) | £0 | £1,866 (joint 374th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 368th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 359th with 2 others) | £1,866 (joint 336th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £7,369 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,815 (320th) | £134,302 (483rd) | £163,226 (14th) | £137,336 | £150,778 (21st) | £139,988 (31st) | £106,885 (462nd) | £91,226 (258th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,836 (389th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,794 (412th).