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Stewart Hosie
Scottish National Party MP for Dundee East

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — 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 Stewart Hosie voted on key issues:

• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
• Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Transport, Work and Pensions, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Billing, Departmental Manpower, Departments: Private Finance Initiative, Departmental Public Participation, Departmental Buildings

(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.

• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 18)
• Finance Bill Committee (19 out of 24)
• Banking Bill Committee (11 out of 17)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (18 out of 21)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Most recent appearances

European Union Documents: ‘Complaints by small businesses (22 May 2012)

“Is the hon. Gentleman concerned that, if the amendment is passed, financial institutions might stop providing the hedge products against interest rate changes or forex changes that SMEs might need and from which they might benefit? Is there not a slight risk of those products no longer being available, adding to the risk of SMEs over a period of time during which interest rates and foreign...”

Debate on the Address: Business and the Economy (14 May 2012)

“The Queen’s Speech contained precisely nothing to help growth in the economy. It set out a feeble programme. The Government talk about growth but are doing precious little to achieve it. We have all noticed the change in rhetoric over the past few weeks; growth is now important. It is not enough to hope for growth or will it and then fail entirely to introduce in the Queen’s...”

Debate on the Address: Business and the Economy (14 May 2012)

“I think that the words of Howard Davies this morning were very interesting. I shall find the quotation if the hon. Lady wants it, but it was about the credibility of the plan, not the speed of the cuts. There is, of course, one other thing: trying to cut one’s way out of recession and to generate growth by spending less money, putting in place a series of measures that militate against...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 72 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 48.09% of votes in this 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 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 320 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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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.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,269 (462nd). Rail £184 (545th). Air £15,882 (8th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,598 (451st). Rail £1,438 (389th). Air £12,038 (25th).

³ Car £1,532 (482nd). Rail £1,416 (388th). Air £13,953 (14th).