John Bercow | ProjectParly

Parliamentary History

Speaker

Buckingham

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

April 2008 4 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Before I do so, I should like to reaffirm the importance that we place on family doctors. The relationship between a patient and their local GP is one of the most important features of the NHS. As Nye Bevan said, "The family doctor is in many ways the most important person in the Service." Will my hon. Friend give way? I will not, because I have only a few minutes to respond. The Opposition Front-...	23 Apr 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Mr. Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the Question s necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour. 'The Secretary of State shall announce to Parliament his intention, as to the timing of the implementation of section 5 of the Pensions Act 2007, no later than the publication of the Pre-Budget Report for the financial year 2009-10.'.— [Jim C...	22 Apr 2008	AYE
I am especially interested in the views of the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) on this matter. One of the key issues that we have considered on personal accounts is the need to ensure that they complement rather than compete with current provision. We also want to ensure that personal accounts do not have advantages over and above other schemes, which is one reason why I was sceptical ab...	22 Apr 2008	AYE
I do not accept the proposition— [ Interruption. ] It is always a pleasure to welcome the hon. Gentleman to the debate, but it is interesting to see him joining those who are defending the poor. In last year's debate, the spokesman for the Conservatives, the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs. Villiers) , commented on the proposals put forward by the Liberal Democrats that the 10p income tax ban...	21 Apr 2008	NO

March 2008 22 votes

Division	Date	Vote
(c) the membership of the organisation is open to organisations which are located in or persons whose principal place of residence, work or business is located in the specified community the organisation is established to serve (although the organisation may have different classes of membership), (d) over 50 per cent. of the governing body is elected by the members of the organisation, (e) the org...	31 Mar 2008	AYE
(6) The copy must be sent for registration during the period of 14 days beginning with the date of execution; but a copy registered after that period is valid. (7) Any body created by virtue of an amalgamation— (a) must be registered by the regulator and designated as a non-profit organisation, and (b) pending registration shall be treated as registered and designated as a non-profit organisation....	31 Mar 2008	AYE
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) , a fellow London MP. We enjoy excellent bus services in this great capital city, courtesy of TFL and on behalf of Mayor Livingstone and the citizens of London, in contrast to the various bus experiences that we have heard from hon. Members from different parts of the country. Will my hon. Friend give way? If my hon. Friend...	26 Mar 2008	AYE
Organ donation is an area of medicine that necessitates a high degree of co-ordination across the UK. For example, an organ donated in Glasgow, Cardiff or Belfast may be transplanted into a patient in London, or vice versa. It is therefore essential that a UK-wide approach is maintained, and that is the strong message that we have received from the taskforce. All the Ministers in the four UK healt...	19 Mar 2008	NO
Division 132	19 Mar 2008	NO
"why would the government want to use taxpayers money to give someone compensation for something that they are continuing to do". They do not lose all compensation. An adjustment is made— rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. Question, That the Question be now put, put and agreed to. Question put, That the original words stand part of the Question:—	19 Mar 2008	AYE
5. Corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2009)	18 Mar 2008	NO
Question accordingly agreed to. 7. Chargeable gains Motion made, and Question put ,	18 Mar 2008	NO
(1) Corporation tax is charged for the financial year 2009. (2) For that year the rate of corporation tax is— (a) 28% on profits of companies other than ring fence profits, and (b) 30% on ring fence profits of companies. Motion made, and Question put,	18 Mar 2008	NO
(b) section 257C of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, so far as relating to the amounts specified in section 257(2) and (3) of that Act, (indexation) do not apply for the tax year 2008-09. And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968. 4. Income tax (abol...	18 Mar 2008	NO
A month of preparation, a month in gestation, a month of research, and that is all that the hon. Gentleman could come up with. The fact is that the great democracy of Germany and its centre-right Government are endorsing the treaty, the French Parliament has already ratified it, and the new Spanish Government are committed to it. I was enthralled by my hon. Friend's list of supporters of the Conse...	11 Mar 2008	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—	5 Mar 2008	NO
Question accordingly negatived. It being more than six hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee, The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary to dispose of the busine ss to be concluded at that hour, pursuant to Orders [ 28 January and 3 March ]. Amendment proposed : No. 296, page 4, leave out line 8 and insert—	5 Mar 2008	AYE
No one should leave the House saying that the European Scrutiny Committee did not consider the matter right to the end, including the question of a referendum. We took our job seriously, and I believe that those who have participated in the past 11 days of this debate have taken it seriously, too. The hon. Gentleman is recorded as having voted against a referendum nine times in the Committee. I un...	5 Mar 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. The Second Deputy Chairman then put the remaining Question necessary to dispose of the business to be decid ed at that hour. Question put, That clauses 6 and 7 stand part of the Bill:—	4 Mar 2008	NO
Several hon. Members have spoken as parliamentarians rather than as party politicians in this debate. The hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) and I have not seen eye to eye throughout most of this debate— Throughout most of today. The hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton and I have not seen eye to eye throughout most of today's proceedings, but on these amendments we see absolutely ...	4 Mar 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed: No. 47, in page 2, line 39, leave out	4 Mar 2008	AYE
Last week, we had— You're the president of the club. rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. Question, That the Question be now put, put and agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the motion be made:—	4 Mar 2008	NO
Division 116	4 Mar 2008	NO
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. I am delighted to rise in support of clause 4. It does not so much "secure for the workers by hand or by brain", but it does secure increased powers for the European Parliament. Although that may be one and the same thing. [ Laughter. ] Clause 4 fulfils the statutory requirement that any increases in the powers of the European Parliament m...	3 Mar 2008	NO
As I said earlier, what really astounds me in all this is the lack of transparency that taints this clause. I can do no better than to quote from the agreed conclusions of the European Scrutiny Committee—which is chaired by the hon. Gentleman—on the way in which the process had been tainted. It states in, I think, its most recent report, the third one of this Session, that "we reiterate our earlie...	3 Mar 2008	NO
My hon. Friend makes a very important point, as always. Do the Government have any plans to publish that, and if not, why not? I am delighted, and modestly surprised, to be responding to this debate so early in our proceedings, but glad that I have prepared a couple of hours in response. I am not sure whether the amendments tabled by the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash) were intended to wreck the ...	3 Mar 2008	AYE

February 2008 4 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Division 103	27 Feb 2008	NO
Order. Perhaps the Minister will now address his remarks to the amendment and the treaty. I take your instruction, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was just getting to the partnership between the Conservative party and the Czech President, but I will pass on that. Greenhouse gases in this country have gone down since 1997 by 7 per cent. Part of the reason why the United Kingdom provides such strong leaders...	27 Feb 2008	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second time:—	22 Feb 2008	AYE
During my time in the House, I have always been interested in defending minority rights. Agency and temporary workers are in a minority—that goes without saying. Their rights are important. Individuals who are out of work have a right to test out different types of work through different employers via the use of agencies, or job brokers, as they are increasingly called. My hon. Friend makes a powe...	22 Feb 2008	AYE

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