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Siobhain McDonagh

Labour MP for Mitcham & Morden

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Majority: 12,560 votes. — 107th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Siobhain McDonagh voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
    • Voted moderately against 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 against 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, London Regional Select Committee (since 15 Dec 2009)
    • Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Home Department, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport, Transport, Defence

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Graffiti, Asylum Seekers, Pensioners, ITV Digital, Unemployment

    (based on written questions asked by Siobhain McDonagh and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Better Healthcare Closer to Home (2 Feb 2010) has video

    “May I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer? Can he make a commitment to ensure that the health services received by my constituents will continue to be a top priority for this Government?”

    British Nuclear Test Veterans (10 Dec 2009) has video

    “When I called for a debate on nuclear test veterans, I did so purely as a constituency MP. I wanted to highlight the case of a constituent of mine whom I have been helping for more than 11 years. I raised this case in Parliament just over seven years ago and I had hoped that the matter would have been resolved by now, but it has not. My purpose in raising this issue is to persuade the...”

    British Nuclear Test Veterans (10 Dec 2009) has video

    “I certainly will not, Madam Deputy Speaker. Even that stage will not take place until May, after millions more pounds have been spent by lawyers and after more veterans have passed away, and even then, that will only resolve limitation. Presumably, there will then be a court case about causation, which would involve more money going to lawyers, not to our brave servicemen. I am just a...”

    More of Siobhain McDonagh's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 76 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Siobhain McDonagh speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 104 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    A friend and I attended Arsenal v Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium as guests of Lord Harris of Peckham on 4 April 2009. (Registered 28 April 2009).
    7. Overseas benefits and gifts
    Name of donor: FIA
    Address of donor: 8 Place de la Concorde, 75008, Paris, France
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket for the British Grand Prix on 21 June 2009, estimated valuation £1860
    (Registered 23 July 2009 )

    Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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)3 £1,794 (592nd)2 £2,503 (572nd)1 £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)

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,794 (412th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,836 (389th).

    1 Car £2,503 (364th).