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Parliamentary History

Labour

Cardiff South and Penarth

11 Jun 1987 – 22 Oct 2012 (25 yrs 4 mo)

Ideology spectrum

28.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 18 coded votes across 1 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

0 = progressive, 50 = centre, 100 = conservative. Based on coded division votes.

Climate / energy 28

Medium confidence 18 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

October 2012 10 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Sulphur contents for marine fuels	17 Oct 2012	AYE
Absolutely, and I would be very happy to do so. The hon. Lady’s commendable focus on this area of health care would, of course, lead me to wish to share that information with her, but of course I would be delighted to share it with the all-party group, too. The work done by a number of all-party groups, including hers, helps to ensure that many of these important issues are never forgotten and tha...	17 Oct 2012	NO
Amendment 64, page 43, line 4, after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’. Amendment 65, page 43, line 6, after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’. Amendment 66, page 43, line 10, leave out line 10 and insert ‘If the provision is made by virtue of subsection (2)(a), it includes’. Amendment 67, page 43, line 19, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must if necessary’. New clause 26— Review of legislation relati...	17 Oct 2012	AYE
the fear is that they may be voting on something vaguer and more bland.” Official Report, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Public Bill Committee, 21 June 2012 ; c. 137, Q294.] Again, I cannot see how our proposal would be onerous, and I think Ministers should think again. The final amendment in this group is new clause 27, the purpose of which is to improve transparency in the disclosure of inform...	17 Oct 2012	AYE
(b) is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.— (Matthew Hancock.) Amendment made: 3, page 2, line 37, leave out ‘in the United Kingdom’ and insert ‘(whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere)’.— (Matthew Hancock.) Amendment proposed : 76, page 3, line 24, at end add—	17 Oct 2012	AYE
I know that the Liberal Democrats have such power and significance in the coalition that they will be able to advance that proposal. If it is one of their manifesto or conference commitments, it will certainly happen. That might not look as sarcastic as it should do in Hansard , Mr Deputy Speaker. Let me go back to the point made by the hon. Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) . I mentioned Govern...	17 Oct 2012	AYE
(1A) In subsection (1) “pre-termination negotiations” means any offer made or discussions held, before the termination of the employment in question, with a view to it being terminated on terms agreed between the employer and the employee.’. Amendment 9, page 8, line 36, leave out from beginning to second ‘to’ in line 37 and insert ‘Subsection (1) does not affect the admissibility, on any question...	17 Oct 2012	AYE
Will the hon. Gentleman give way? No, because the hon. Gentleman came late to the debate. I am not boring! I might allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene if he came to the Chamber occasionally. The point of my proposals is to ensure a balance of fairness in the regime that is being introduced. There is currently no balance whatever. The Bill is Beecroft. It is based on no evidence and on prejudice,...	17 Oct 2012	AYE
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day. The Bill aims to promote long-term growth and simplify regulation. The Government have tabled new clauses, introducing a number of further measures to improve regulation, and amendments, which followed from the useful and detailed deliberations in Committee. The Gover...	16 Oct 2012	NO
Amendment 12, in clause 4, page 3, line 8, at end insert— ‘(f) the beneficial owners of any debt issued by a company receiving infrastructure assistance or one of their subsidiary companies, (g) the beneficial owners of any company which has entered into an agreement to receive infrastructure assistance, (h) for the purposes of this Act beneficial owner has the same meaning as that conferred by th...	15 Oct 2012	AYE

September 2012 13 votes

Division	Date	Vote
“Of the 12 complaints I resolved this year, almost 60% were about conduct in previous Parliaments. All of those concerning conduct in this Parliament related to parliamentary matters such as registration, declaration and the use of stationery, none of which suggested that those Members had exploited the House for any private or personal benefit. Nevertheless, the reputation of the House remains at...	12 Sep 2012	NO
‘(10) The defence under this section is not defeated by reason only of the fact that the operator of the website moderates the statements posted on it by others.’— (Mrs Grant.) I beg to move amendment 8, page 8, line 26, leave out from ‘court’ to end of line 28 and insert— ‘(a) is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for an action to be brought against the author, editor or publisher; a...	12 Sep 2012	AYE
On the amendments tabled by my hon. Friends the Members for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly) and for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, pointed out that the Reynolds list was meant to be flexible, but that this had led to a catalogue of problems. I welcome his attempt to tidy up clause 4 while seeking to probe t...	12 Sep 2012	AYE
There are therefore counter-arguments to the cases raised by Lord Prescott and others. [ Interruption. ] My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Harborough (Mr Garnier) says that it is not compulsory to sue, and I made that point when I was asked why I never sued Auberon Waugh who made a living out of me for about four years. Having said that, there are other issues to which I wish to pay more a...	12 Sep 2012	AYE
Finally, in the short amount of time available to me, let me say that Government Members faced up to the difficult challenges of funding higher education. However, we do not know what the Opposition stand for. It is like a multiple-choice question. Which is the answer? Is it the graduate tax? We know that the Leader of the Opposition is in favour of a graduate tax because he said: “I want to have ...	11 Sep 2012	AYE
more return for working. So this is good news for work incentives. The right hon. Member for Birkenhead referred to the people facing an increase in their marginal rate, but that increase is by four percentage points, from a median of 41 to 45. That is the trade-off. We give people an incentive to take work and we tackle the most severe marginal rates, while some people face a four percentage poin...	11 Sep 2012	AYE
Division 63	11 Sep 2012	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. ‘The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall make a report to Parliament within one year of the Act coming into force and annually thereafter setting out an assessment of the impact of the European Stability Mechanism on the economic performance of the European Union.’.— (Emma Reynolds.) Brought up, and read the First time .	10 Sep 2012	AYE
Of course I give way to the shadow Minister. The hon. Lady flatters me. I do indeed take an interest in the issue. If we take the hon. Gentleman’s argument to its logical conclusion, we must assume that he is urging all Government Back Benchers not to call for countries that are in the eurozone to leave it. The hon. Gentleman is confusing two completely different things. One is placing an obligati...	10 Sep 2012	AYE
Division 61	10 Sep 2012	AYE
Question accordingly negatived Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	5 Sep 2012	NO
Let me turn the underlying economic issue. My hon. Friend the Member for Meon Valley (George Hollingbery) hit the nail on the head. He was absolutely right to say that we have recognised that ensuring that we deal with the deficit is what keeps interest rates low. For many of our constituents—indeed, for millions of households—ensuring that interest rates remain lower for longer is vital to their ...	5 Sep 2012	AYE
It is our intention, once the savings coming through from Network Rail are realised, to end the era of above-inflation rail fare increases introduced by the previous Government. There can be no doubt about our intention to do that. I can assure the hon. Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) that split ticketing will be covered in the fares and ticketing review. As for East Coast, which is curr...	5 Sep 2012	AYE

July 2012 7 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Division 55	16 Jul 2012	AYE
Meaning: pay staff less in the south-west. I have made it clear, as the Minister of State, Department of Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Mr Burns) has, that we are not proposing any reductions in pay as a consequence. I do not believe they are necessary or desirable in achieving the efficiency challenge. I have a simple question for the Secretary of State. Is he therefore o...	16 Jul 2012	AYE
It is indeed. In fact, the Commission is asking for 6.8%. payments, less abatement, were £12.915 billion in 2010, up from £8 billion in 2005. There is an ever-growing increase in real terms. That is unacceptable in a time of austerity. As ever, it is a great honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Mr Cash) . The facts are simple. The net out-turn figures are £9.2 billion for 2010-11,...	12 Jul 2012	AYE
I would be very happy to elect them. The public say that they do not like the way in which peers are currently selected. That is the top thing they do not like about our political system. Whenever people are asked in polls, the overwhelming majority want to elect a significant number of Members of the other place. No, the right hon. Gentleman did not leave me any time to take interventions, so I a...	10 Jul 2012	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. The Deputy Speaker then put the Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time (Order, 4 July ). Motion made, and Question put,	5 Jul 2012	NO
Lord O’Donnell was not alone in expressing those concerns. Two other former Cabinet Secretaries voted against the Opposition’s proposals, and even Lord Eatwell, the Labour Treasury spokesman said: “I am supportive of the idea of a Joint Committee moving forward to deal with the specific implications and consequences of the LIBOR element—what Mr Tyrie refers to as the ring-fence proposals. ”—[ Offi...	5 Jul 2012	AYE
Deferred Divisions	4 Jul 2012	NO

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