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John Bercow

John Bercow

SPE Speaker Former MP
Last served Buckingham (1997-05-01 – 2019-11-04)
80.0
Conservative
10 coded votes
702
Total votes
388
Ayes
314
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

1 May 1997 – 4 Nov 2019 (22 yrs 6 mo)

Ideology spectrum

80.0
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 10 coded votes across 1 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 80
Medium confidence 10 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

October 2008 30 votes
Division Date Vote
(b) improving the sustainability of the buildings that already form part of the civil estate; and (c) ensuring that any new buildings procured for the civil estate are in the upper quartile of energy performance. (3) Where any new building procured for the civil estate is not in the upper quartile of energy performance, the report must state the reasons why this is the case. (4) A report under thi... 28 Oct 2008 AYE
Government amendment No. 44. The amending provisions in the group concern various reporting obligations on both Government and business. The key issue is the corporate reporting of emissions, which we have, of course, discussed before at various stages of the Bill's passage. Levels of reporting on greenhouse gas emissions in the UK are already high. Many companies currently report their emissions ... 28 Oct 2008 AYE
"That duty is constant...It will weigh on our shoulders for as long as we wish to dwell on a living and thriving planet, and hand it on to our children and theirs." I am a multilateralist. I do not believe that Britain should act alone, but this Bill provides for the Secretary of State to give leadership in our international negotiations and, at all times, to have the flexibility to ensure that ot... 28 Oct 2008 AYE
Division 297 28 Oct 2008 AYE
I stand corrected, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was searching for a form of words that my constituents down the Dog and Duck would think adequately expressed the Government's behaviour, but I suppose it would be best to say that they say one thing and do another. That is the backdrop to the Bill. None the less, I welcome the Government's late conversion to feed-in tariffs, for which the Conservatives h... 28 Oct 2008 AYE
Ninety-nine per cent. of it does. I very much appreciate the 1 per cent. concession that he indicates he was willing to make. As far as climate change is concerned, we need to develop matters in partnership, not least with the bus operators. I am keen that they should play a part in the improvement of emissions as far as buses are concerned. I hope that we will get into serious discussions on that... 27 Oct 2008 NO
No. 150, page 61, line 4, at end insert— '"tramway passenger service" means any service for the carriage of passengers by tramway.".'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendment made: No. 151, page 64, line 22, leave out subsections (7) to (9).— [Paul Clark.] Amendment made: No. 152, page 66, line 43, leave out 'direction' and insert 'review'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendment proposed: No. 26, page 68, line 29, at end inse... 27 Oct 2008 AYE
(b) for "the local transport plan made jointly by" substitute "the local transport policies of"; (c) omit the words from "and the councils" to the end.'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendments made: No. 119, page 17, line 49, leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'the appropriate national authority'. No. 120, in page 18, line 1, leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'the appropriate national au... 27 Oct 2008 AYE
(b) on that appeal, the Tribunal direct the authority or authorities to vary the scheme in the manner specified by the Tribunal in the direction, nothing in section 132(5) to (9) (procedure for variation of scheme) applies in relation to the varying of the scheme in the manner specified in the direction, unless the Tribunal otherwise direct. (3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to any right of ... 27 Oct 2008 NO
I think, however, that the Minister has already said that the decision on whether non-elected members should have a vote on the ITA should come up after each local authority election at the very least, so that it could be repeated. Indeed, there was some suggestion that the voting members on the ITA might be able to vote on the rights of non-elected members at any time. That might deal with the pr... 27 Oct 2008 AYE
Division 294 27 Oct 2008 NO
No. 150, in page 61, line 4, at end insert— '"tramway passenger service" means any service for the carriage of passengers by tramway.".'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendment made: No. 151, in page 64, line 22, leave out subsections (7) to (9).— [Paul Clark.] Amendment made: No. 152, in page 66, line 43, leave out 'direction' and insert 'review'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendment proposed: No. 26, in page 68, line 29,... 27 Oct 2008 AYE
(b) for "the local transport plan made jointly by" substitute "the local transport policies of"; (c) omit the words from "and the councils" to the end.'.— [Paul Clark.] Amendments made: No. 119, in page 17, line 49, leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'the appropriate national authority'. No. 120, in page 18, line 1, leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'the appropriate national... 27 Oct 2008 AYE
That is one of the intentions and we made it clear that we would want to see it happen. Our purpose is to ensure that we get in place the structures and requirements to deliver decent bus services throughout our towns and cities. Having reviewed the provision further, the Welsh Assembly Government have indicated that they wish to preserve the flexibility for the Welsh Ministers to appoint—and henc... 27 Oct 2008 NO
Division 290 27 Oct 2008 AYE
I shall certainly address that point and return to the matter of the peer review at a later date. When my predecessor met the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North, he stated clearly that the Department would examine the Rowland research and take expert advice on it, and that has been done. The hon. Gentleman mentioned other countries' payments to their nuclear test veter... 22 Oct 2008 NO
The kaleidoscope of science is coming to a rest. Careful consideration has been given to the Bill in this House and another place, and the new consensus has been captured. If science leads the field and challenges our basic beliefs and ethics— On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Minister said that careful consideration had been given to all the ingredients of the Bill. She mentioned the other pl... 22 Oct 2008 AYE
No. 19, page 50, line 5, at end insert— '(2C) Any reference in subsection (2A) or (2B) to a reasonable payment in respect of the doing of an act by a non-profit making body is a reference to a payment not exceeding the body's costs reasonably attributable to the doing of the act.'.— [Dawn Primarolo.] Amendment made: No. 20, page 51, line 42, at end insert— '( ) An order under this section which mo... 22 Oct 2008 NO
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment made: No. 4, page 4, line 8, leave out 'the keeping or using of' and insert 'keeping or using'.— [Dawn Primarolo.] Amendment proposed : No. 47, page 4, line 37, at end insert— 22 Oct 2008 NO
Question accordingly negatived. It being after Six o'clock, Mr. Speaker then proceeded to put the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Order [this day]. Amendment proposed: No. 41, page 3, line 26 , at end insert— 22 Oct 2008 NO
"A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought...at all times...Whose greatest passion is compassion...Whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair." The Bill marks the malign abandonment of those values. By confusing or avoiding the definition of what is, or what is not, human, and by blurring the fundamental and profound ethical divide between ourselves and animals,... 22 Oct 2008 NO
The general public, whom we represent, have every view and none on the subject, but there is an enormous range of opinion, about which people on both sides feel very passionately. It cuts completely across political party, both for the public and for us, and there is no way in which a particular Member of Parliament can possibly hold himself up as representing the strong feelings that some section... 22 Oct 2008 NO
Division 281 22 Oct 2008 NO
Division 288 22 Oct 2008 AYE
Amendment made: No. 20, page 51, line 42 [Clause 64], at end insert— 22 Oct 2008 NO
Division 285 22 Oct 2008 NO
I want to support amendment No. 49, in the name of the hon. Member for Southport (Dr. Pugh) , and amendment No. 41, in the name of the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) . Both amendments are concerned with proposed new section 3ZA(5) to the 1990 Act and are similar to amendment No. 46, to which I was a co-signatory but which was not selected. In the Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001, the Governm... 22 Oct 2008 NO
Division 286 22 Oct 2008 NO
Not at this stage, no. I say gently to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton that it is not surprising that we in the Government should not know from one day to the next whether his party supports the continuation of regional development agencies— Order. It does not matter whether the Minister has two minutes left or not. He is not going to give way. The Opposition flip and they flop, they shilly... 21 Oct 2008 AYE
Division 279 21 Oct 2008 AYE
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