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January 21, 2005
Anne McGuire
I have just been looking at the parliamentary record of Anne McGuire, the Stirling MP whose constituency includes Callander, where I am now living. The information is available on TheyWorkForYou.com
McGuire is a pro-War, New Labour, minor government minister (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland Office), different in style from my last MP, Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith/Labour), a hard working, if not particularly courageous, anti-war backbencher.
McGuire’s record is poor. She spoke in only 16 debates last year (428th performance out of 659 MPs) and FaxYourMP.com have recorded that she only replied to 58 percent of constituents’ messages within 14 days (349th out of 587 MPs). (I wrote to her about ID cards on 14 December and about international student visa charges on 1 January and she didn’t replied to either message!)
In contrast, Lazarowicz spoke in 42 debates (109th out of 659 MPs), and replied to 82 percent of constituents’ messages within 14 days (152nd out of 587 MPs). (In my experience he always responds to messages).
SNP performance is generally better. For example, Alex Salmond spoke in 72 debates (29th out of 659 MPs) and replied to 88 percent of constituents messages within 14 days (86th out of 587 MPs)
Posted by Simon Holledge at January 21, 2005 01:49 AM
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