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Eric Joyce

Eric Joyce

IND Independent Former MP
Last served Falkirk (2000-12-21 – 2015-03-30)
26.0
Progressive
19 coded votes
1,577
Total votes
754
Ayes
823
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

21 Dec 2000 – 30 Mar 2015 (14 yrs 3 mo)

Ideology spectrum

26.0
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 19 coded votes across 1 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 26
Medium confidence 19 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

September 2014 5 votes
Division Date Vote
Will the Deputy Prime Minister give way? I will give way, but then I must make progress. Given that there are many in the House who have very strong concerns about this—I will vote for the motion, but with a very heavy heart—will the Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister commit to coming back to the House very regularly, particularly early in October when we return, to make statements to the Ho... 26 Sep 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second time. 12 Sep 2014 AYE
This Government have made such an effort to stop welfare dependency at home, and I support everything that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has done to try to stop a culture of welfare dependency in this country. People cannot expect to sit and wait for their next handout from the state. How one earth can a Government who have done so much on welfare dependency— [ Interruption .] I jus... 12 Sep 2014 AYE
I beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 163 ). 12 Sep 2014 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second Time. 5 Sep 2014 AYE
July 2014 3 votes
Division Date Vote
I hope that we can finally agree on three things today: first, that the wider debate is needed to keep up with the changing world and to ensure that there is public confidence and consent for the vital work that the police and agencies do; secondly, that this last-minute process has not been a good one, and that we really should not do it again; and thirdly, that this temporary legislation, with i... 15 Jul 2014 NO
I will speak to Government amendments 7 and 8 and new clause 7, which were tabled by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. I will also address the provisions that have been tabled by Opposition Front Benchers before turning to the issues with the timetable and the sunset clause. The Government amendments provide for a review of the powers and capabilities. I am grateful to the right hon. Member... 15 Jul 2014 AYE
As you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, we are here because of the European Court of Justice and its decision to strike down regulations to enable internet providers to retain communications data for law enforcement purposes for up to 12 months. That is an issue we must address for the reasons the Home Secretary and the Minister have outlined. We also need to ensure that the Government respond to the n... 15 Jul 2014 NO
January 2014 4 votes
Division Date Vote
What did you say? Hansard will prove whether or not I did, and it may even identify the Minister. Ministers of course ratify decisions and good ones ensure that their decisions go through, but, frankly, I can think of numerous examples where that has not been the case. Going to special advisers and civil servants, although usually with general ministerial consent—perhaps not from the particular Mi... 22 Jan 2014 NO
I am really pleased that the commission has been set up. The hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) is exactly the right man to lead on it, and I ask him to come over the Pennines as quickly as he can. He will be made to feel welcome in the north-east, because people there have lived through this, and although I am telling their story, I can never relate to it in the way they can. T... 14 Jan 2014 AYE
The point I am making is that the rules, which pre-existed this Government by the way, are very clear: investigation is not the same thing as Let me make the point, because it has been raised, that all the bidders on our list have experience of either working with offenders or across the wider criminal justice system. This is exactly the broad market that we want to see deliver these services. Bel... 14 Jan 2014 AYE
We heard excellent speeches from my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Mr Cash) , my right hon. Friend the Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Mr Kennedy) , and my hon. Friends the Members for Stroud (Neil Carmichael), for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris) and, of course, for North East Somerset. I must say that my hon. Friend the Member for Stone made a fantastic contribution. It was generous to me, ... 13 Jan 2014 AYE
December 2013 3 votes
Division Date Vote
I thank the Minister for giving way. I think he was somewhat churlish in not acknowledging that many Opposition Members are also extremely grateful to those who work in food banks. When I went to my local church-run food bank, I found that the people there were not political; the one thing they wanted to tell me was how shocked they were that so many of the people coming to them were suffering fro... 18 Dec 2013 AYE
Order. The Minister is not giving way. He has limited time, and we will hear him. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the longer term, we need to do more to prevent people from ending up in hospital as a result of avoidable crises. As my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) said, we need to make two big shifts. The first involves a move to a much greater focus on preventing ill healt... 18 Dec 2013 AYE
That is the second time the hon. Gentleman has talked about my timetable. The Opposition insisted on three days in Committee; we said they could have less. indicated dissent . If the hon. Gentleman talked to his own Whips, he might get some sense. That is exactly what happened. Second Reading and that the Opposition will vote for it this evening. It is important that we get the Bill through the Ho... 2 Dec 2013 NO
July 2013 3 votes
Division Date Vote
We must focus on improving productivity in the NHS so that we can do more with the resources that we have. As the Secretary of State outlined, that is about improving the technology in the NHS so that we can spend more money on care and free up staff time. If we use technology to better join up health and social care, staff will spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients, which will ... 17 Jul 2013 AYE
My right hon. Friend, as always, is very acute and he realises that this is a political move. The change is being introduced with no analysis and no evidence base—it is a political move that will have significant redistributional consequences in favour of some areas at the expense of others, paying no regard whatever to the principles of localism that the Government used to proclaim. May I tempt m... 2 Jul 2013 AYE
Order. Mr Newmark, this is not an opportunity for you to make a speech; it was an intervention on new clause 10, and we would like it to be relevant. Will the hon. Lady give way? No, I will not give way now, as I want to carry on with my argument. There may be an opportunity later. and sticking fast. The Chancellor and the Prime Minister have also tried to pass this off as everybody else’s fault, ... 2 Jul 2013 AYE
April 2013 6 votes
Division Date Vote
I appeal to all those Lib Dem parliamentarians who long held this as a point of principle and who have been lobbied by their constituents. They should stand with their constituents and with us, support low-paid workers I am glad we have had this debate. Some have commented that it is like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. That is no fault of ours, but when the vote comes, people ... 24 Apr 2013 AYE
What the Minister will accept is that this Government have done more than any other in recent times to help those who aspire to purchase their own home. The Budget announced financial support of £5.4 billion for housing, which builds on the £11 billion of support already committed during the spending review period. The Government are also taking significant action through our build to rent and aff... 17 Apr 2013 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 37 disagreed to. 16 Apr 2013 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 36 disagreed to. 16 Apr 2013 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 35 disagreed to. 16 Apr 2013 NO
On a point of clarification, the hon. Gentleman says that he has had 1,000 letters from his constituents. Have all those people specifically faced caste discrimination in this country? I will be very brief, because other colleagues want to speak. I want to address the issue of caste, and to compliment the hon. Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller) on the way he spoke and for the logic he brought to ... 16 Apr 2013 NO
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