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Stewart Hosie
Scottish National Party MP for Dundee East
- Spokesperson (Chief Whip; Treasury) (since 13 Jul 2009)
Chief Whip (since 29 Aug 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 383 votes. — 621st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stewart Hosie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Defence, Transport, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Private Finance Initiative, Departmental Public Participation, Departmental Buildings, Departmental Staff, Departmental Retirement
(based on written questions asked by Stewart Hosie and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: National Insurance Contributions: Young People (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much national insurance was paid by 16 and 17 year-olds resident in Scotland between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2009; and what percentage of national insurance raised in Scotland this represents.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: VAT: Alcoholic Drinks (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has issued rebates of value added tax to supermarkets in relation to loss-leading marketing promotions of alcohol products in the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Scotland (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the running costs were of each HM Revenue and Customs office in Scotland in each of the last five years; (2) what the fixed accommodation cash running costs of HM Revenue and Customs office buildings in Scotland were over each of the last five years.”
More of Stewart Hosie's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 49% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland. - People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stewart Hosie speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 201 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,963 (202nd) | £19,367 (411th) | £17,923 (448th) | £21,589 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,887 (223rd) | £18,876 (298th) | £20,065 (359th) | £18,887 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £95,729 (313th) | £77,501 (561st) | £84,023 (335th) | £62,107 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £8,680 (331st) | £10,097 (121st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,335 (44th)3 | £15,074 (75th)2 | £16,901 (37th)1 | £11,033 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,165 (61st) | £2,314 (17th) | £1,899 (joint 44th with 1 other) | £662 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £673 (168th) | £236 (285th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £317 (44th) | £195 (68th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,196 (599th) | £1,085 (197th) | £318 (601st) | £709 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £785 (590th) | £485 (joint 623rd with 1 other) | £1,666 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,128 (joint 451st with 3 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £166,944 (98th) | £146,658 (328th) | £142,628 (223rd) | £117,667 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,598 (451st). Rail £1,438 (389th). Air £12,038 (25th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,269 (462nd). Rail £184 (545th). Air £15,882 (8th).
1 Car £1,532 (482nd). Rail £1,416 (388th). Air £13,953 (14th).