Corri Wilson

Corri Wilson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Sandra Osborne
Majority 11,265 (21.6%)
Personal details
Born (1965-04-11) 11 April 1965
Ayr, United Kingdom
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater University of the West of
Scotland

Corraine Wilson (born 11 April 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, who was first elected in the 2015 general election.[1][2]

Political career

Wilson became a South Ayrshire councillor in the 2012 local elections for the ward of Ayr East.[3]

From June 2015 until August 2016, she was one of 125 MPs who employed a member of their family: employing her son Kieran as a caseworker/personal assistant.[4][5] Since 15 September 2016, she employs her daughter Shannon as a caseworker/personal assistant.[6]

From the period of 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2016 Corri Wilson claimed the 7th highest public expenses of any MP in the United Kingdom, claiming a total of £94,545.41.[7]

Controversies

In 2016, Corri Wilson and Chic Brodie, an Ayr-based SNP MSP representing the South Scotland electoral region at the Scottish Parliament, faced controversy over a public expenses scandal, with Chic Brodie transferring £87,616 of public expenses into Corri Wilson's Caledonii Resources for "outsourced constituency work" after her election as councillor to the Ayr East ward in 2012, with some £20,000 being transferred during the Scottish independence referendum campaign in 2014 and a further £20,000 being transferred during the 2015 UK general election campaign. The expenses were not recorded within Corri Wilson's Register of Members' Interests. The matter is currently being investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Stuart (8 May 2015). "General Election: SNP takes Ayrshire on historic night for Scottish politics". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25401/corri_wilson/ayr,_carrick_and_cumnock#register "Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses"'
  5. ↑ Mason, Rowena (29 June 2015). "Keeping it in the family: new MPs continue to hire relatives as staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25401/corri_wilson/ayr,_carrick_and_cumnock#register "Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses"'
  7. ↑ 'http://www.mpsexpenses.info/#!/all "MP's Expenses - Highest Claiming MPs"'
  8. ↑ Macnab, Scott (28 March 2016). "Former SNP MSP Chic Brodie rejects claims over expenses". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Gilligan, Andrew (27 March 2016). "SNP expense row over £87,000 'milked from public purse'". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sandra Osborne		 Member of Parliament
for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
2015–present 		Incumbent
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