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
• 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
• Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally 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

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Housing and Social Security 22 Jun 2017

  It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke), whose maiden speech was very funny and insightful, and commended some of his predecessor MPs: well done. Housing, and especially social housing, has been shown up in sharp focus as a result of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Indeed, in her statement this morning the Prime Minister admitted that...

• Post Office Closures — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] 25 Apr 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing this debate. It is testament to how passionately people feel about this issue that so many Members are here fighting for their local community in the last week of this Parliament. I expected to walk into an almost empty room, but I am amazed and...

• Air Quality Strategy: Business of the House (24, 25, 26 and 27 April) 24 Apr 2017

  I simply wish to thank the Leader of the House for bringing this motion to the House and say to him that he can rest assured that we will scrutinise everything in our normal fashion. Question put and agreed to.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Motherwell and Wishaw

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @marion53f

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• HM Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Children: Maintenance
• Visas: Syria
• Sports: Drugs
• *No heading*
• State Retirement Pensions: Females

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation) (since 20 Jun 2017)

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)
• SNP Whip (20 May 2015 to 20 Jun 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 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Marion Fellows’s speeches
• Has received answers to 21 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.
• 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") 59 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)