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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 moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Deportation: Tamils, Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict, Graffiti, Asylum Seekers, Pensioners
(based on written questions asked by Siobhain McDonagh and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- 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
- Written Answers — Education: Elliott School: Playing Fields (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will use his powers under section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to prevent the sale of playing fields at Elliott School in Putney; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Education: Playing Fields: Sales (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the sale of school playing fields where other funding resources are available at local authority level.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Allowances: Charitable Donations (24 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax relief was provided for charitable donations to bodies and individuals promoting free schools in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much has been budgeted by his Department for such tax relief in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 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 63.70% 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") 153 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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).