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John Swinney
Scottish National Party MSP for Perthshire North, Former Scottish National Party MP for North Tayside
- Also represented North Tayside
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 14 May 2001 — General election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Swinney voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament written answers — Finance: Finance (18 Mar 2011)
“The information requested is contained within the following tables. The figures in these tables represent total revenue figures for the period 2008-12 and Aggregate External Finance for the period 1999-2008. The local government finance settlements changed from 2008-09 when the vast majority of the former ring-fenced funding streams were rolled-up into the settlement allocations. Allocations...”
- Scottish Parliament written answers — Scottish Government Staff: Scottish Government Staff (18 Mar 2011)
“The Scottish Public Sector Pay Policy for 2011-12 sets out the circumstances in which employers may wish to identify flexible working practices that reduce costs while maintaining headcount and services. These should be appropriate to workforce circumstances and need to be agreed between employers and staff representatives.”
- Scottish Parliament written answers — Scottish Government Staff: Scottish Government Staff (18 Mar 2011)
“I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40433 on 16 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default .aspx.”
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