A selection of Cathy Jamieson’s votes

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• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2015.
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014.
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2015.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 26 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013–2015.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 18 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2013.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Annuities 26 Mar 2015

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in table 2.1 of Budget 2015 on a secondary market in annuities, how many people receiving an annuity income will have to reassign that income to a third party and take the value as a lump sum in order to generate the projected additional revenues of £535 million in 2016-17 and £540 million in 2017-18.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Annuities 26 Mar 2015

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the additional cost to the public purse arising from additional (a) social security payments and (b) social care costs of people in receipt of annuity income reassigning that income to a third party in order to receive the value of that annuity as a lump sum.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Annuities 26 Mar 2015

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the figures in table 2.1 of Budget 2015 on a secondary market in annuities, for what reason income tax revenue is projected to fall by £130 million in 2018-19 and £120 million in 2019-20.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Former Labour MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Left the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2011 — Election

Also represented Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

• Personal website
• Page on the Scottish Parliament website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Treasury) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Members' Expenses Committee (18 Jul 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (27 Jun 2011 to 23 Jan 2012)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 25 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Des Browne
• William McKelvey

Future MPs in this constituency

• Alan Brown