Sandra Osborne

Labour - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

First elected: 1st May 1997

Left House: 30th March 2015 (Defeated)


Sandra Osborne is not a member of any APPGs
Foreign Affairs Committee
20th May 2013 - 30th Mar 2015
Panel of Chairs
10th Jan 2011 - 30th Mar 2015
Defence Committee
2nd Nov 2010 - 10th Jun 2013
European Scrutiny Committee
28th Nov 2011 - 4th Mar 2013
Armed Forces Bill Committee
17th Jan 2011 - 8th Mar 2011
Foreign Affairs Committee
12th Jul 2005 - 6th May 2010
European Scrutiny Committee
26th Apr 2004 - 11th Apr 2010
Scottish Affairs Committee
2nd Mar 1998 - 29th Nov 1999


Division Voting information

Sandra Osborne has voted in 1417 divisions, and 10 times against the majority of their Party.

20 Jan 2015 - Trident Renewal - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 19 Labour Aye votes vs 101 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 364
30 Mar 2011 - Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 33 Labour Aye votes vs 170 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 37 Noes - 480
3 Jul 2008 - Members’ Salaries - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 82 Labour Aye votes vs 136 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 196
3 Jul 2008 - Members’ Salaries - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 66 Labour Aye votes vs 159 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 141 Noes - 216
3 Jul 2008 - Members’ Salaries - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 62 Labour Aye votes vs 152 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 123 Noes - 224
17 Jul 2007 - Pensions Bill - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 18 Labour No votes vs 294 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 303 Noes - 253
14 Mar 2007 - Trident - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 94 Labour Aye votes vs 226 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 413
14 Mar 2007 - Trident - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 89 Labour No votes vs 222 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 409 Noes - 161
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 152 Labour No votes vs 162 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 416 Noes - 163
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Sandra Osborne voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 156 Labour Aye votes vs 157 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 267
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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Department Debates
Scotland Office
(31 debate contributions)
Ministry of Defence
(27 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(23 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Sandra Osborne has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Sandra Osborne

24th March 2015
Sandra Osborne signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2015

NATIONAL EXPRESS

Tabled by: Jim Sheridan (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
That this House condemns the anti-trade union activities of UK-listed National Express PLC in its operations in the US, largely ignoring the safety concerns raised by employees and parents alike when transporting children to and from school; notes that these practices contrast with those of competing companies such as First …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
16th March 2015
Sandra Osborne signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2015

NHS AND THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Tabled by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
That this House notes with concern that the NHS is still included in the scope of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) despite the risk of this leading to a privatised, fragmented service that is run for private profit rather than public wellbeing; recognises that only a complete and …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Sandra Osborne, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Sandra Osborne has not been granted any Urgent Questions

1 Adjournment Debate led by Sandra Osborne

Tuesday 22nd March 2011

Sandra Osborne has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Sandra Osborne has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 12 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
2 Other Department Questions
3rd Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability of evidence that the main UK biomass supplies come from North America and (b) effect of such imports on domestic industries; and if he will make a statement.

As part of their sustainability requirements, biomass generating stations must report their biomass sustainability data to Ofgem, and this includes the country of origin. This data is published annually on Ofgem’s website1. From later this year, biomass generators will also be required to have their sustainability data independently audited, annually.

In 2013, the Department carried out an analysis of domestic and imported wood use by major biomass generating stations, using both the above sustainability reporting and additional five- year forecasts that large scale generators provided to the Department as part of a voluntary exercise2. The forecast weight of domestically sourced wood used for biomass power generation is expected to remain stable between 2.3 and 2.5 million oven dried tonnes (modt). This analysis supports the Department’s assessment that major generators intend to focus on international rather than domestic sources of wood.

Furthermore, as ‘high quality’ wood, such as that suitable for saw logs and timber production, commands a significantly higher market price than residues, this makes high quality wood unattractive and unaffordable for use as woodfuel. Therefore market forces, both here and abroad, should mean mixed used of wood continues.

[1] https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2012-13

2 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246006/UK_wood_and_biomass.pdf

3rd Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings he has had with stakeholders to discuss his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020; and if he will make a statement.

My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has spoken with, and exchanged correspondence with, industry representatives, academic experts and with environmental organisations about the report. Where correspondence has been received in the form of campaigns, the Government’s response has been published on its website.

DECC officials have also engaged extensively with stakeholders on the report both during and after its preparation and will continue to do so as we further develop our evidence base.

31st Oct 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of members of pension schemes who did not receive a tax-free lump sum on receipt of pension in the few months prior to the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) regulations adopted in April 2010, which allowed members who were not already in receipt of pension payments to give up some of their FAS assistance for a lump sum payment on transfer of the scheme to FAS.

The FAS may pay members of schemes which transfer their assets to government a tax-free lump sum when payments begin, provided their scheme has not paid them during the winding up period. In the three months from January to March 2010, 263 such members were paid a scheme pension and did not receive a tax-free lump sum.

11th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency have secured employment through the Work Programme in each of the last 12 months.

Information on job starts from the Work Programme is not available.

The available information on Job Outcomes is shown in the following table.

Number of Work Programme Job Outcomes in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency for each of the last 12 months: April 2013 – March 2014

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency

Apr-13

30

May-13

10

Jun-13

30

Jul-13

20

Aug-13

20

Sep-13

40

Oct-13

30

Nov-13

30

Dec-13

30

Jan-14

20

Feb-14

20

Mar-14

30

11th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency have had their benefit sanctioned in each of the last 12 months.

The available information as requested is shown in the table below.

Number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction applied in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency by each month, January to December 2013.

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency

Jan-13

160

Feb-13

100

Mar-13

130

Apr-13

160

May-13

160

Jun-13

150

Jul-13

180

Aug-13

180

Sep-13

160

Oct-13

190

Nov-13

210

Dec-13

150

Source (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.

Source (IS): Income Support Computer System

Notes:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of claimants with a sanction or disallowance referral where the decision was found against them for those in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support for Lone Parents.

3. Figures may include individuals who have been sanctioned in more than one month, i.e. if the same individual had received adverse sanction referrals in May and November, they would appear in both months in the above table.

4. Data is up to December 2013 which is the latest available.

5. Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from their benefit.

6. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules

7. The information for JSA and ESA sanctions is published at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

26th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has made to the German Government about the issue of responsibility for the victims of thalidomide damage in the UK; and what the UK Government's responsibilities are in this matter.

I wrote to Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, on 14 October 2014, asking if she would meet with representatives of the Thalidomide Trust. The specific issue of responsibility for the victims of the Thalidomide disaster was not addressed.

24th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has made to his German counterpart on thalidomide damage in the UK.

I met with the Thalidomide Trust on 23 June 2014 and subsequently wrote to Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, on behalf of all four UK Governments, asking if she would meet with the Trust.

17th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been a change to the Government's policy that the type 26 frigates will be built in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

The Government is committed to the future of shipbuilding in the UK. Complex warships for the Royal Navy are only built in UK shipyards.

The Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme is currently in its Assessment Phase. While the build contract has not yet been awarded, from 2015 the only shipyards in the UK that are able to build complex warships will be those on the Clyde.

15th Oct 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and the Armed Forces Compensation System Schemes since the inception of those schemes.

The length of time each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation System since the inception of those schemes, in 1921 and 2005 respectively, is not available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the information below provides the average length of time taken to process claims under the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in each year since 2009. Information before 2009 is not available.

WAR PENSIONS SCHEME
2009-10 45 working days
2010-11 39 working days
2011-12 51 working days
2012-13 82 working days
2013-14 110 working days
Year to date 103 working days

ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME
2009-10 80 working days
2010-11 93 working days
2011-12 125 working days
2012-13 164 working days
2013-14 109 working days
Year to date 89 working days

11th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of the removal of Trident from Scotland.

The UK Government has no plans to move the strategic nuclear deterrent from Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, and has not considered options for moving the deterrent. Any alternative solution would come at huge cost to the taxpayer.

11th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of retaining and basing the nuclear deterrent at Faslane and Coulport.

The cost of retaining the nuclear deterrent at Faslane and Coulport cannot be separately identified from expenditure incurred for multiple activities at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde.

24th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will take steps to provide compensation for people in Scotland who have lost out financially as a result of delayed passport applications.

I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Gentlemen for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East.