Lord McAvoy
A former engineering storeman, the Rt Hon Tommy McAvoy was elected MP for Glasgow Rutherglen in 1987 and served as Member of Parliament until 2010, latterly for Rutherglen and Hamilton West. He was appointed Government Pairing Whip in 1997, and was a Whip for all 13 years of the Labour Government, including as Deputy Chief Whip.
Before becoming an MP, in 1982 Tommy was the first ever Co-operative Party Strathclyde Regional Councillor.
Listed among: Members of the House of Lords
- Twigg to Education, Thomas now Shadow Minister for Co-ops (10 Oct 2011)Several Co-operative MPs, including some elected to Parliament in 2010, have featured prominently in Ed Miliband’s reshuffle of the shadow frontbench team over the weekend. Joining Ed Balls MP and Lord Steve Bassam in Shadow Cabinet will be Stephen Twigg, Labour & Co-operative MP for Liverpool West Derby since 2010 and now Shadow Education Secretary. [...]
- Scotland: Independence — Question (13 May 2013)Lord McAvoy: To ask Her Majesty's Government what if any instructions they have given to each Government department to outline the impact that independence would have on its responsibilities in Scotland.
- Scotland: Referendum — Question (26 Mar 2013)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, the SNP Government have claimed that there will be an increase in oil tax revenues post-independence. However, today we hear from the Centre for Public Policy for Regions that, contrary to what the Scottish SNP Government claim, "to suggest some sort of new oil-tax revenue boom is about to emerge is not readily supported by the evidence". Does the Minister agree that the Scottish...
- Taxation: Corporation Tax — Question (18 Mar 2013)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, I welcome the fact that, after two years of dithering, the Government look as if they are finally coming to a conclusion and a response. However, does the Minister agree that we need action now and not just on the issue mentioned here? Will the Government support our proposals temporarily to cut VAT, give support to small businesses through national insurance breaks and bring...
- Dr David Livingstone — Question (27 Feb 2013)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, Dr David Livingstone was born in the town of Blantyre, which I had the honour and privilege to represent in the House of Commons. I join in the congratulations and thanks for all the celebrations planned. However, just a few years ago, the David Livingston Centre in Blantyre, to which the noble Lord, Lord Steel, referred, was in danger of closing, and it was South Lanarkshire...
- Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 — Motion to Approve (16 Jan 2013)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, this has been quite a lengthy debate. Nevertheless, the contributions have been very weighty; there is much knowledge and wisdom in this House. I would like to draw your Lordships' House back to why we are here. We are here because the Scottish National Party won an electoral mandate at the previous Scottish parliamentary election. I do not like it but I accept the result. It has...
- Northern Ireland — Statement (10 Jan 2013)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made by the Secretary of State in the other place. With the leave of the House, I will now repeat the response to the Statement made by my honourable friend Vernon Coaker. "Mr Speaker, I begin by thanking the Secretary of State for her statement and for advance sight of it. I join with her in condemning the disgraceful violence we...
- Northern Ireland: Recent Events — Statement (11 Dec 2012)Lord McAvoy: My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Secretary of State's Statement in the House of Commons and I also thank my honourable friend Vernon Coaker for initiating this Statement. I shall now repeat the response made by Vernon Coaker in the other place. "Mr Speaker, can I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House to make this Statement and for advance sight of it? Let me say...
- Health: Atos — Question (26 Nov 2012)Lord McAvoy: To ask Her Majesty's Government what instructions they have given to Atos regarding its employment of outside personnel to carry out medical assessments.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Scotland (5 Nov 2012)Lord McAvoy: To ask Her Majesty's Government what requests they received from the Scottish Government for advice about the position of Scotland within the European Union in the event of Scottish independence; and whether they provided such advice.
- Scotland: Trident Nuclear Deterrent — Question (1 Nov 2012)Lord McAvoy: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Trident nuclear deterrent based in Scotland.
