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Foulkes, George

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Foulkes, George

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Lothians
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
84
1,927 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,703
544 chamber · 1,159 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
section ·295 reports ·198 report ·121 time ·52 question ·47 executive ·41 audit ·21 services ·20 budget ·18 local ·13 bill ·13 majesty ·12
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
84
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
84
Voice fingerprint

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

dawe cardownie councillor cardownie councillor dawe dema non-emergency john elvidge elvidge manson opt-out system accumulated deficit james gillespie's
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  3. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    11 Dec 2008
  5. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    10 Dec 2008
  6. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    01 Oct 2008
  7. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    03 Oct 2007
  8. ☷
    Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    20 Sep 2007
  9. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    20 Sep 2007
  10. ☷
    Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2007
  11. ☷
    Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    26 Jun 2007
  12. ☷
    Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Lothians
    03 May 2007
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I would hesitate to suggest such a thing. Let us have the real reason, then. Why are the names being withheld?
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    With respect, that is a load of rubbish. I keep getting lectures that our freedom of information regime in Scotland is better than it is in the rest of the UK.…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    1. To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason, in response to freedom of information requests, it has chosen not to reveal the names of recipients of grants…
  • Local Services Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    The battle lines are drawn. Does Mike Rumbles support Danny Alexander’s proposal to cut police pay?
  • Local Services Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I have been here every minute of the debate.
Committee & government roles

Committee

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Seats

  • Lothians · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)