A selection of Michael McCann's votes

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• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2010–2015
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2012
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally 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, 13 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2014

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: School Milk 24 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effects on school milk provision in the UK of the announcement by the EU Commission in December 2014 that the EU School Milk Scheme will be evaluated as part of CAP simplification.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: School Milk 16 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with stakeholders on development of a national strategy for implementation of the European School Milk Scheme.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: School Milk 16 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to consult stakeholders on the development of a national strategy for implementation of the European School Milk Scheme.

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Former Labour MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow

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

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

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Energy and Climate Change
• Pensions
• Universal Credit
• Developing Countries: Food
• Energy: Prices
• East Kilbride

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Development Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Adam Ingram

Future MPs in this constituency

• Lisa Cameron

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• PARTNERSHIPS (PROSECUTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Michael McCann’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 66.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
• 36 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 73 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)