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Parliamentary History

Independent

Falkirk

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

July 2012 3 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Not for one moment. I rise briefly to support the options not to change our arrangements. As my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell) said, there is a good balance at the moment. I will make two points. The first, and most important, is that nothing that we are debating today would change our work load. We can debate the order in which we deal with it, but our work load would not...	11 Jul 2012	NO
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

June 2012 9 votes

Division	Date	Vote
My hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly said that, in the previous Parliament when we introduced individual registration, there was consensus on the timetable, and it is more important to get the measure right and to make the register comprehensive than it is to do what the Conservative party in the coalition is doing, which is to make it more difficult to create an accurate register, meaning tha...	27 Jun 2012	NO
Question accordingly negatived. The Chair then put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83D ). Clauses 22 to 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	27 Jun 2012	AYE
at separate times when they could be doubled up. There is therefore much sense in holding elections at the same time. In some polling stations there had been queues at other times of the day, but by about 9 o’clock—and certainly by 9.15 or 9.30—there were serious issues. One extra staff member was deployed at the Ann Tayler centre at 9 pm, where there were particular problems, but, a whole hour be...	27 Jun 2012	AYE
I welcome the support of the hon. Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) for the single exam board proposal and wholeheartedly congratulate New College school on its transformation, and on the “yes you can, yes you will” ethos. My hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) raised concerns about grade inflation, early entry for GCSE, re-sits and modularisation, and rightly pointed ou...	26 Jun 2012	AYE
Minister on having the courage to face down the vested interests of the Labour party. Let me return my hon. Friend’s compliment in kind by saying that I am grateful for the valid points he makes. He knows as well as I do that this Government, under the leadership of my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) , are totally committed to community hospitals. I know that he will also be r...	20 Jun 2012	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	20 Jun 2012	NO
Will the Minister explain at what level market-facing pay would be set for a police officer? The motion rests on a misrepresentation of the notion of regional or local, and the hon. Lady is attempting a second misrepresentation by bringing police officers in at this point, when the debate ought to be about the NHS and teachers, and the civil service where it is under the control of central Governm...	20 Jun 2012	AYE
I always think it is faintly amusing that when we talk about disabled people in this House, Cabinet Ministers often find more time to talk among themselves—as some of them are doing now on the Treasury Bench—than to listen to the debate. I hope the Minister replying to this debate will recognise that this is a sensible motion that is looking for consensus, and that he will respond in keeping with ...	20 Jun 2012	AYE
On the measures we are proposing on settlement agreements, the all-party group on micro businesses, in its response to the call for evidence on compensated no-fault dismissal, for which I am extremely grateful, supported the idea that employers should have the option of using “a new simpler route to end employment relationships”. The all-party group states that in return for compensation employers...	11 Jun 2012	AYE

March 2012 2 votes

Division	Date	Vote
I thank Madam Chairman—my hon. Friend—for putting that on the record. I am delighted that the Opposition Front Benchers support what the Bill seeks to do for bill payers in Devon and Cornwall and that they have chosen not to oppose it in any way. I do not think that the case is proven that either amendment 1 or new clause 1 will make a huge difference or improve the Bill significantly, but they do...	14 Mar 2012	AYE
I was delighted to listen to the speech of the right hon. Member for South Shields (David Miliband) . As I listened to it, and to the speech of the right hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) , I reflected on how odd changes in political fortunes are. Those two were the über-Blair reformers, but it was clear from their speeches—both thoughtful in their different ways—that they had turned away from ...	13 Mar 2012	AYE

February 2012 16 votes

Division	Date	Vote
As a Treasury Minister, the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne wrote to Mark Oaten, the then MP for Winchester, upholding the Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s refusal to disclose information about gateway reviews and the identity cards scheme. Tony Blair—a name that is not often heard with joy on the Opposition Benches now—understood that too. In his memoirs, he calls himself a fool, a ni...	22 Feb 2012	AYE
if it were more, the impact of the statements would be that fewer patients would attend out-patient appointments and fewer people would store drugs in their larder at home, thus saving the NHS money. It is with some regret that I rise to raise concerns about this proposal— Order. For the avoidance of doubt, procedure requires that the hon. Lady should not only raise concerns about the Bill but als...	22 Feb 2012	NO
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may well have reached a conclusion about the activities of an individual who is engaged in what might in another sphere be called hobby trading, in the way that many people engage in what is known as hobby farming by keeping a few hens, a couple of sheep or some cattle. But someone who sells two or three vehicles a year, having repaired them as a hobby, would prob...	21 Feb 2012	AYE
Order. I must say to Sir Peter Bottomley that I will not know the answer to the hon. Gentleman’s question until he has completed it. In particular, we note that 28 March is the anniversary of the last occasion on which a Prime Minister was ousted by virtue of a vote of confidence. Can you confirm, Mr Deputy Speaker, that if we were to sit on 23 March , which is a Friday, it would be perfectly poss...	21 Feb 2012	NO
I am coming to the end of my remarks. I thank colleagues on both sides of the House for an interesting and consensual exchange of views. The British Parliament has clearly said today that it believes that the Commission’s proposals to increase EU staff pay are unacceptable, and that they serve only to demonstrate how out of touch the institution is with the domestic challenges that we face. This s...	21 Feb 2012	NO
If I may do so in just one minute, I would like to give as an example my own local authority—a Conservative-controlled local authority and the favoured local authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. In the last two weeks it has given approval for more than 3,000 new houses to be built. Not one of those 3,000 properties will be a new social home for rent; rather, th...	21 Feb 2012	NO
We should also examine the shipping industry more closely. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines has been renaming and reregistering cargo ships to avoid sanctions. It has renamed 90 of its 123 ships since 2008. Given that Britain is a hub of shipping insurance, we need to work to ensure that the legal loopholes that the Iranian regime is exploiting are closed. I think it can safely be said that...	20 Feb 2012	AYE
Electronic Communications	8 Feb 2012	NO
Local Government	8 Feb 2012	NO
Deferred Divisions	8 Feb 2012	NO
the work that is being undertaken to make progress with the implementation of tariffs. It is possible that there will be a significant increase in demand for this treatment in the coming decades, but many tumours will continue to be treated better with conventional radiotherapy, and in particular with intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy techniques. May I clarify one point? I understa...	8 Feb 2012	NO
Six hours having elapsed since the commencement of proceedings on the motion relating to Police, the Deputy Speaker put the Question (Order, 6 February ). Question agreed to. That the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2012-13, which was laid before this House on 31 January , be approved. The Deputy Speaker then put the Question necessary for the disposal o...	8 Feb 2012	NO
“nobody should be under any illusions, we still have to cut costs significantly but at least the 5% increase in the precept would mean our situation won’t get any worse.” When Labour left office, police numbers were at record levels—there were 16,500 more officers than in 1997 and there were also 16,000 new PCSOs—and crime fell by 43% under Labour. The Government settlement takes £700 million out ...	8 Feb 2012	NO
Division 467	8 Feb 2012	NO
Division 466	8 Feb 2012	NO
Division 465	8 Feb 2012	NO

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