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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

December 2012 6 votes
Division Date Vote
My hon. Friend will know that the CCS cost-reduction taskforce reported just a week ago and concluded: “UK gas and coal power stations equipped with carbon capture, transport and storage have clear potential to be cost competitive with other forms of low-carbon power generation, delivering electricity at a levelised cost approaching £100/MWh by the early 2020s”. That is not my conclusion, but that... 19 Dec 2012 AYE
Church of England Marriage (Amendment) Measure 2012 Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23 ) I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Charities Act 2011 to treat all religious institutions as charities; and for connected purposes. The Charities Act 2006, which was consolidated into the Charities Act 2011, removed the presumption that religious institu... 19 Dec 2012 AYE
years. That is what would have happened, had Labour won the election. It will fool no one: it will not fool the public, patients, the professionals or this House. We all know that the coalition is moving heaven and earth to protect the proud heritage of the NHS and drive up standards for everyone—whoever they are and wherever they live. Let us compare that with Labour’s real NHS project in Wales, ... 12 Dec 2012 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. The Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83E ). Amendment proposed : 16, in clause 9, page 5, line 29, at end insert— 4 Dec 2012 AYE
There is a third reason for our approach. In order to provide the statutory protections that underpin our commitment on accrued rights, the Bill establishes a common set of member consent and consultation requirements. In the case of the new schemes set up under the Bill, any change in scheme regulations will require a prior, statutory consultation with all who are likely to be affected, or with t... 4 Dec 2012 AYE
I would like to thank the Minister for the clarity his letters provided on clause 16, which was helpful, because there was originally some confusion about that in the Bill. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks and hope that I can provide further such reassurance on the clause this afternoon. With regard to amendments 22 to 28, the purpose of clause 16 is to prevent benefits from being p... 4 Dec 2012 AYE
November 2012 8 votes
Division Date Vote
Question accordingly negatived. Main Question put. 29 Nov 2012 AYE
for everything. How would they pay for a VAT cut? The bank payroll tax. Higher capital expenditure? The bank payroll tax. Reversing changes to child benefit? The bank payroll tax. At the last count, a tax that they think would raise £2 billion has been used 15 times over to fund tax cuts and spending increases. I have three minutes left, so I am going to continue. I am not going to give way. I wan... 28 Nov 2012 AYE
“I have been very clear and we have all been clear, we have to try to do this in a way that is fair so that the broadest backs bear the biggest burden. That is why we haven’t changed… the 50p tax rate.” The Deputy Prime Minister said in September 2011: “At a time when millions of people who play by the rules, work hard, pay their taxes and try to look after their families, it would be incomprehens... 28 Nov 2012 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added. 12 Nov 2012 NO
What he did not mention was that the Ministers in question must have been those who consulted on the matter in 2008 and then decided not to change the law. Even four years on, the shadow Chancellor cannot stop himself briefing against the Treasury team of the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West. Incidentally, HMRC has strengthened compliance in this area. It has, among other things, won a l... 12 Nov 2012 AYE
No. I have been very generous in taking interventions in three debates so far, so I will make my points and will not waste any more time. The last major element of the scheme is special expenses. As is consistent with our policy of focusing payments on the most seriously affected, we have retained the vast majority of those payments in their entirety. However, we have made it clear that the scheme... 7 Nov 2012 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added. 7 Nov 2012 NO
It is worth putting it on record that despite the financial challenge faced by the whole public sector, we have put an extra £12.5 billion into the NHS during the life of this Parliament. That is not to say, however, that there is no financial pressure, and the Opposition were right to highlight the Nicholson challenge and the need to cut away bureaucracy and waste in the NHS in order to put more ... 7 Nov 2012 AYE
October 2012 10 votes
Division Date Vote
Can the Minister confirm the amount of extra money which, under the Government’s proposals, we will send to the EU over the next two and a half years? According to my calculations and the House of Commons Library, it is an extra £1.3 billion between now and the next general election. Can he confirm that figure or tell the House what the figure is? It is true that the increase that we are talking a... 31 Oct 2012 AYE
perhaps they should start by getting those three to pull their fingers out, get campaigning and explain the rationale for their candidacy. Every Member of this House, elected as we are, should want election turnouts to be strong, and I am delighted that the profile of the elections is rising in Cleethorpes, Brigg and Goole, and Denton and Reddish. I believe that it will rise across England and Wal... 24 Oct 2012 AYE
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
(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
“under as few constraints as reasonably possible in determining its activities, timetables and priorities”, and it should not be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown, or enjoy any status, immunity and privilege of the Crown. Those words are very clear. We are deliberately making sure that the EHRC is improved in respect of its management. We have made significant progress at the EHRC: we ... 16 Oct 2012 NO
September 2012 2 votes
Division Date Vote
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
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