A selection of Margaret Curran's votes

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• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 14 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2013
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 25 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2015
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Living Wage 25 Feb 2015

  This Government are constantly making claims about new jobs that have been created in Scotland since the last election. Of those new jobs, what proportion have been in low-paying industries?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Living Wage 25 Feb 2015

  What I do remember is that the Labour Government implemented the minimum wage in the face of opposition from the Conservative party. According to new research from the House of Commons Library, 82% of these new jobs are in the low-paying sectors. That news comes days after the TUC revealed that one in five workers in Scotland is paid below the minimum wage. Just this morning, the Office for...

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Health Services: Scotland 25 Feb 2015

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Scottish Ministers on the sharing of Scottish NHS data with HM Revenue and Customs.

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Former Labour MP for Glasgow East

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

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Scotland
• Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Scotland
• Disability Living Allowance
• Devolution
• Income Tax: Scotland
• Property

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Mason
• David Marshall

Future MPs in this constituency

• Natalie McGarry
• David Linden

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Margaret Curran’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above 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 65.21% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 30 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)