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Andrew Welsh
Former Scottish National Party MSP for Angus, Former Scottish National Party MP for Angus
- Also represented Angus East; Angus South
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
- Left Parliament on 14 May 2001 — General election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2011 — Election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Welsh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament written answers — Agriculture: Agriculture (13 Dec 2010)
“To ask the Scottish Executive whether future Scotland Rural Development Programme mechanisms under the Common Agricultural Programme after 2013 will provide incentives for food producers who produce food for the local market, use native breeds and integrated farming systems.”
- Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — Finance and Sustainable Growth: Business Rates (Angus) (18 Nov 2010)
“To ask the Scottish Executive how much the decision to lower the poundage rate to match that of England has saved for businesses in Angus. (S3O-12034)”
- Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — Finance and Sustainable Growth: Business Rates (Angus) (18 Nov 2010)
“On behalf of the business community of Angus, I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer. That saving will be replicated in businesses throughout Scotland, unlike under any transitional rates relief scheme, which would have meant, in effect, that smaller businesses were subsidising larger ones. Does the cabinet secretary agree that, on top of the range of rates relief packages that the...”
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