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
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010

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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

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Scotland
• Home Department
• Public Expenditure
• Armed Forces: Young People
• Child Maintenance
• Western Sahara
• Criminal Injuries Compensation

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (19 Jul 2011 to 24 Oct 2011)
• 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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (10 out of 16)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Cathy Jamieson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 182 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 76.76% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 21 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 320 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)