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Siobhain McDonagh

Labour MP for Mitcham & Morden

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Majority: 12,560 votes. — 106th 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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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    More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • 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

    Nurse Training (18 Nov 2009)

    “However, I do think that it is the role of constituency MPs to inform the Government of grass roots feelings in order to enable Ministers to make the best decisions. Since 1997, the status and pay of nurses has risen, and thousands more nurses have been employed. This has gone hand in hand with a massive growth in health spending. When I think back to the 1990s under the Tories, when patients...”

    Nurse Training (18 Nov 2009)

    “I am delighted to have secured this extremely timely debate. As a constituency MP, I am contacted by constituents who are dissatisfied with the service that they or their families receive in hospital, and the question of nurses' training often arises. Therefore, following the announcement that from 2013, entry to nursing will be at degree level, this is a good opportunity to highlight those...”

    Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

    “The hon. Gentleman needs to be aware that the council involved, Merton council, is a Conservative-run council and my complaints are mainly based on its actions. I did not want to mention it, because I did not want to reduce people's concerns for the constituents to whom I referred.”

    More of Siobhain McDonagh's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 24 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 1 select committee (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 79% 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.
    • 71 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Siobhain McDonagh speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 102 times in debates — 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: 11 Nov 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.

    Type2007/08 (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)
    Additional Costs Allowance£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £7,800 (603rd) £14,500 (407th)
    London Supplement£2,812 (joint 1st) £2,712 (joint 1st) £2,613 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £361 (118th) £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£9,487 (601st) £19,833 (380th) £20,432 £15,123 (486th) £18,795 (joint 217th) £18,233 (joint 185th) £14,241 (373rd)
    Staffing Allowance£92,408 (113th) £87,877 (124th) £83,288 £81,340 (34th) £74,981 (joint 37th) £71,236 (59th) £54,561 (78th)
    Communications Allowance£19,709 (3rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£1,794 (592nd)* £2,503 (572nd)** £1,497 £2,198 (614th) £1,849 (619th) £2,154 (614th) £1,484 (612th)
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 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£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) £1,194 (joint 123rd) £0 £1,866 (joint 374th) £1,866 (joint 368th) £1,866 (joint 359th) £1,866 (joint 336th)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£134,302 (483rd) £163,226 (14th) £137,336 £150,778 (21st) £139,988 (31st) £106,885 (462nd) £91,226 (258th)

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

    ** Car £2,503 (364th).