A selection of Anas Sarwar's votes

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• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 14 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 22 votes against, 7 absences, between 2013–2015
• Consistently 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 for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, 15 absences, between 2010–2014
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2012

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Recent appearances

• Scottish Parliament: National Health Service Resource Allocation Formula 4 Oct 2017

  The health secretary must recognise that resource is not meeting demand in the NHS. Health boards are telling us that they are having to make more than £1 billion-worth of cuts over the next four years, and that is having devastating consequences on the workforce and on patient care. One shocking example of that is the revelation that women in Glasgow who suffer a miscarriage are having...

• Scottish Parliament: General Practitioner Contract 28 Sep 2017

  7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the GP contract. (S5O-01311)

• Scottish Parliament: General Practitioner Contract 28 Sep 2017

  The Royal College of General Practitioners tells us that GP practice funding has been cut by more than £1 billion by the Government. It also reports that we are on course to be 600 general practitioners short by 2021. Currently, one in three GP practices report a vacancy. That shows how crucial the GP contract process is. What process will there be for not only GPs but the wider health...

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Labour MSP for Glasgow, Former Labour MP for Glasgow Central

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

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

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2016 — Election

Also represented Glasgow Central

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @AnasSarwar

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Department for International Development
• Home Department
• Departmental Grants
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Grants
• Syria
• Departmental Contracts

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (International Development) (5 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 14 Jun 2012)
• Member, International Development Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 18 Jun 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• George Anderson
• T. Russell
• Robert Middleton
• Charles Cameron
• George Anderson
• Charles Tennant
• Charles Cameron
• George Anderson
• Alexander Whitelaw
• George Anderson
• William Graham
• Robert Dalglish
• William Graham
• Robert Dalglish
• Walter Buchanan
• Robert Dalglish
• Walter Buchanan
• John Macgregor
• Alexander Hastie
• John Macgregor
• Alexander Hastie
• James Oswald
• John Dennistoun
• James Oswald
• William Cavendish-Bentinck
• John Dennistoun
• William Cavendish-Bentinck
• James Oswald
• Colin Dunlop
• James Oswald
• James Ewing
• Joseph Dixon
• Archibald Campbell
• Alexander Houstoun
• Kirkman Finlay
• Alexander Houstoun
• Archibald Campbell
• Boyd Alexander
• Alexander Houstoun

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Anas Sarwar’s speeches
• Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 68 people are tracking this MSP — email me updates on Anas Sarwar’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 78 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)