Lesley Laird’s voting in Parliament

Lesley Laird is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Lesley Laird’s votes.

• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2018
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2017–2018

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

Lesley Laird has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Iran: Nuclear Power 21 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal on stability in the Middle East.

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Channel Four: Scotland 17 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Channel 4 on the location of their new national headquarters.

• Written Answers — Scotland Office: Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland 17 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Bank of Scotland on branch closures in Scotland.

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Profile

Labour MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Social Media

• @LesleyLaird

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Work and Pensions
• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Scotland Office
• Child Benefit: Repayments
• Universal Credit: Scotland
• Children: Maintenance
• Universal Credit
• Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (since 14 Jun 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Roger Mullin
• Gordon Brown

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates since joining Parliament — well below average amongst MPs. See all Lesley Laird’s speeches
• Has received answers to 66 written questions since joining Parliament — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 88.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 34 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Lesley Laird’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 6 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)