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Peacock, Peter

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Peacock, Peter

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Highlands and Islands
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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not enough data
Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
91
1,395 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,582
1,546 chamber · 3,036 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·380 stage ·177 wildlife ·105 natural ·105 environment ·105 reservoirs ·78 draft ·31 land ·30 scrutiny ·29 fisheries ·20 strategy ·16 executive ·15
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
91
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
91
Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

gtc head teachers gaelic-medium eyf special educational executive's flood management keith harding committee's national priorities hmie gaelic-medium education
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  5. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  6. ☷
    Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    01 Dec 2010
  7. ☷
    Left Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Committee
    22 Jan 2009
  8. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    02 Oct 2008
  9. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    01 Oct 2008
  10. ☷
    Left Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Committee
    18 Sep 2007
  11. ☷
    Joined Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Committee as Deputy Convener
    18 Sep 2007
  12. ☷
    Joined Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Committee as Member
    27 Jun 2007
  13. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2007
  14. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  15. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    03 May 2007
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  17. ☷
    Left Environment and Rural Development Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  18. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  19. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  20. ☷
    Joined Environment and Rural Development Committee as Member
    17 Jan 2007
  21. ★
    Left Minister for Education and Young People
    14 Nov 2006
  22. ★
    Appointed Minister for Education and Young People
    21 May 2003
  23. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services
    21 May 2003
  24. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    01 May 2003
  25. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    01 May 2003
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  27. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  28. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services
    28 Nov 2001
  29. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government
    28 Nov 2001
  30. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government
    01 Nov 2000
  31. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Children and Education
    01 Nov 2000
  32. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Children and Education
    19 May 1999
  33. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    06 May 1999
  34. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    15 Mar 2011
    Thank you very much, convener.
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I am afraid that I cannot, because I am short of time.If the UK wants to look at that as part of wider UK regional policy, Scotland should be at the table in t…
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I do not think that Wendy Alexander said anything about excise duty, but I will deal with the very points that Fiona Hyslop makes.The bill’s provisions will ad…
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I regard it as a privilege to have served on the Scotland Bill Committee in the past three or four months. The committee did a very thorough piece of work and …
  • Annual Report Committee
    09 Mar 2011
    That is right.
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