Marion Fellows’s voting in Parliament

Marion Fellows is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of Marion Fellows’s votes.

• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2015–2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Marion Fellows’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Marion Fellows’s full vote analysis page for more.

Marion Fellows has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Access to Orkambi 17 Jul 2018

  The hon. Gentleman mentioned many organisations. I wish to pay tribute to Scotland Parents CF Support Group, which has been very generous in helping me to understand and bring this matter to people’s notice. This is a UK-wide issue. I know that we are discussing NHS England, but this is also an issue in Scotland. Hopefully, if we can get those in England to get this drug, it will have a...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Construction Industry Training Board: Glaziers 16 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference the Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964 (Amendment) Order 1992, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the scope of the Construction Industry Training Board to include glaziers.

• Opposition Day - [15TH Allotted Day, 1ST Part]Opposition Day: Claim of Right for Scotland 4 Jul 2018

  Today’s debate is not just important for the people of Scotland, but of great importance to the many peoples and nations throughout the world—notably our friends in Catalonia and the political prisoners there, to whom I would like to pay my respects. At the heart of today’s debate is human rights, and specifically a people’s right to self-determination. That is...

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Motherwell and Wishaw

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @marionfellows
• https://facebook.com/marionfellows

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Marion Fellows campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Cabinet Office
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Children: Maintenance
• Visas: Syria
• Industry: Scotland
• Carillion
• Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw

Currently held offices

• Member, Education Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation) (since 20 Jun 2017)
• SNP Whip (since 20 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (12 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Frank Roy
• Jeremy Bray
• George Lawson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (3 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Marion Fellows’s speeches
• Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 45.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 58 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marion Fellows’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 73 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)