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.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 17 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 18 votes for, 3 votes against, 7 absences, between 2016–2018
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2015–2016
• 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

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: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Personal Independence Payment 24 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has set a time limit for notifying claimants from the date of decision whether their (a) application and (b) mandatory reconsideration for Personal Independence Payment has been unsuccessful; and if she will take steps to ensure that unsuccessful claimants receive their decision in a timely manner.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Industry: Finance 23 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding (a) has been invested since the 2017 General Election and (b) is planned to be invested through the Government's Industrial Strategy in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales, and (iv) Northern Ireland.

• Business of the House 10 May 2018

  I have recently been made aware of an indefensible situation in my constituency. It concerns a young couple—he is aged 25, and she is 17. Because she is only 17, she does not qualify for universal credit, yet her partner cannot include her in his claim. However, since she has a part-time job, that reduces his claim. That is completely unacceptable. It is grossly unfair if a person 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
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Children: Maintenance
• Visas: Syria
• Carillion
• Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw
• Iron and Steel: China

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 11 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Marion Fellows’s speeches
• Has received answers to 41 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 34.15% 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.
• 60 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marion Fellows’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)