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John Mason

John Mason

Last served Glasgow East (2008-07-24 – 2010-05-06)
100.0
Conservative
4 coded votes
251
Total votes
127
Ayes
124
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

24 Jul 2008 – 6 May 2010 (1 yr 9 mo)

Ideology spectrum

100.0
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 4 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 100
Low confidence 4 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

July 2009 7 votes
Division Date Vote
I cannot give way; I have very limited time. Another argument that is put forward is that the scheme will not help diminish fraud. Clearly the 24 European Union countries that have opted for an identity card scheme think that it will help attack fraud. It is not the key element, but it is one element. Of course, the Opposition want the scheme to be compulsory so that they can get their arguments a... 6 Jul 2009 AYE
Adjournment (summer) 1 Jul 2009 NO
"This Act and any Statutory Instrument made under this Act shall cease to have effect on the first anniversary of the day on which the Act is passed." Let us say that we get Royal Assent by 31 July , and the body gets going, with staff being transferred, on 1 January . Seven months later, it ceases to have effect. That is an extraordinary idea. I shall give way in a moment. I accept entirely that ... 1 Jul 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment made: 87, in clause 9, page 6, line 27, leave out from 'included' to the end of line 28 and insert 1 Jul 2009 NO
Question accordingly negatived. Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, 29 June ). The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time (Programme Order, 29 June , and Standing Order No. 83D ). Amendment proposed: 39, page 6, line 26, leave out subsection (3).— (Mr. Grieve.) 1 Jul 2009 NO
I give way first to the hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield and then to the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash) . The hon. and learned Gentleman makes a lawyer's point about section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 not being around at that stage, but he knows very well that section 16 of the Theft Act 1968 was. The right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Sir Alan Beith) raised a question earlier about ... 1 Jul 2009 AYE
Amendment 19 would omit subsection (6) of clause 8. I have said already that that subsection, on protocol, was meant to be helpful. Clearly, Members are not finding it helpful and we have agreed to look at it again to be helpful as the Bill progresses further through the House. Amendment 20 would substitute the Committee on Standards and Privileges for the Speaker's Committee on the Independent Pa... 1 Jul 2009 AYE
June 2009 8 votes
Division Date Vote
"it looks as though constitutional change has been done on a wing and a prayer. We on these Benches are very happy to supply the prayer, but we want to be assured of the quality of the wing."—[ Official Report, House of Lords, 11 June 2009; Vol. 711, c. 767 .] What the Justice Secretary's action tonight has demonstrated is that the wing is not qualified and is indeed plummeting to earth rapidly. T... 30 Jun 2009 NO
The amendment would set up an effective, depoliticising and interim regime that would do much to improve the basis on which our pay is set, and as such it is entirely in the spirit of the Bill. I urge the Committee to support the amendment. It is fantastic. My hon. Friend says that it is fantastic. That tells us what is happening to Front Benchers. As a Front Bencher, I am now not sure whether I w... 30 Jun 2009 NO
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added. 24 Jun 2009 NO
If the House resolves to give the inquiry the authority to compel witnesses and to put them on oath, that is exercisable against any witness. Why is the House not being asked to provide that safeguard, so that the inquiry commands public confidence? In all the debates that we have had on this matter in recent months, the Franks inquiry has been cited as the model for getting to the heart of these ... 24 Jun 2009 AYE
The funding formula needs to be reviewed from time to time. As the hon. Gentleman rightly said, the review was overdue, but it has now taken place. Part of the formula was set by the previous Conservative Government and it was enormously unfair to certain areas. We have put that right, which will result in Cornwall getting more money, as he recognised. He put his case fairly, as did the hon. Membe... 17 Jun 2009 AYE
On the economy, we know what— [ Interruption. ] I am about to come to the hon. Member for Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr (Adam Price) , so he can keep calm. What were his views, along with all the nationalists? They proclaimed the great arc of prosperity that was to extend across the smaller countries—Ireland, Iceland and Latvia. The hon. Gentleman said that "small country success is everywhere...Ic... 10 Jun 2009 AYE
If the hon. Lady will allow me, I shall finish this point, lest I have to start being rude to her. I want to make sure that where we can proceed in unity in the House, we do so. There is no point in trying to score partisan points just for the sake of it, but I reserve my position on that for the hon. Lady. I thank the Minister for giving way. I know that in his previous job, he was keen to modern... 10 Jun 2009 NO
I will deal with that point in due course, but the point that I wanted to make related to my hon. Friend the Member for Regent's Park and Kensington, North (Ms Buck) , who spoke with great eloquence about the impact on families who face repossession, and the position of leaseholders. I congratulate her on the work that she is doing to protect her constituents from a local Conservative council, who... 9 Jun 2009 NO
May 2009 15 votes
Division Date Vote
Division 140 20 May 2009 AYE
The Government are committed to transparency and the hon. Member for Reigate can be assured that any emerging information on the possible side effects will be fully evaluated. We will take appropriate action promptly when any true side effects are detected but, alongside that transparency, we need to maintain public trust and confidence. The facts speak for themselves, and they remind us why we in... 13 May 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : 15, page 12, line 19, leave out from 'effect' to end of line 20 and insert 13 May 2009 AYE
I thank the Minister again for giving way. In the Westminster Hall debate in February—that was the last time everybody had the opportunity to debate the issues—she said: "The fact that the dispute is ongoing means that it is inappropriate for me to discuss in detail issues relating to fiscal neutrality."—[ Official Report, 27 February 2009; Vol. 488, c. 132WH .] Surely there has been a complete vo... 13 May 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill. 13 May 2009 NO
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : 11, page 10, line 40, at end add 13 May 2009 AYE
The hon. Member for South-West Hertfordshire said that the scheme was sketchy and would be difficult to operate, but my hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Danny Alexander) pointed out that several European countries successfully operate similar schemes. If they can do it, the UK Treasury is capable of drawing one up. My hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Suthe... 13 May 2009 AYE
The next paragraph states: "North Sea revenues are expected to almost halve in 2009-10." To use her expression, that is wildly fluctuating, but it is fluctuating in the opposite direction to fuel duties. We argue that the two can be balanced out. I am fascinated by the process by which the Minister thinks that the baseline would be arrived at. Is it something about which Lord Hattersley, or other ... 13 May 2009 AYE
To me, that illustrates a tendency towards a rules-based system which, in my view, has a number of negative effects on companies' positive approach to organising their affairs. I am in the principles-based camp; I do not think that we should tie things up unnecessarily. The other issue that Sarbanes-Oxley raises has already been touched on in relation to materiality. The Act introduced something r... 13 May 2009 AYE
Order. I am loth to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, but we covered much of that ground earlier in the debate, when I do not think he was in the Chamber. He has probably given the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Mr. Reid) enough to work on for the time being. The price of whisky is going up, mainly because the Government keep on putting the duty up higher than the rate of inflation. We saw it in las... 12 May 2009 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly , That the amendment be made. 12 May 2009 AYE
claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36 ). On a point of order, Sir Michael. Order. I now have to decide whether to accept a closure motion. The Minister is only 10 minutes into her response, so perhaps it would not be reasonable to accept a closure motion at this juncture. I had actually finished my remarks on the amendment, Sir Michael. Question put forthwith , That the Question be n... 12 May 2009 NO
I hope that I have reassured the hon. Member for Taunton that we have taken steps to secure the objectives that his amendment would deliver, in so far as they are achievable, and that he will feel able to withdraw the amendment. Thank you, Sir Michael, for giving me an opportunity to speak at the conclusion of this helpful debate. Many hon. Members will appreciate the modest but none the less welc... 12 May 2009 NO
The Minister is most generous in giving way again, and I am most grateful. I accept the value of the benefits that the Minister has outlined—it would be churlish not to—but my point is that the customers of the business to which I referred say that, even though they get a lot of grant, they simply do not have the money that they need to put in themselves. They get a 40 per cent. grant, but they ca... 12 May 2009 AYE
I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the authoritative KPMG survey of more than 500 multinational companies that reached that conclusion. The World Bank's "Doing Business 2009" study ranks the UK sixth in the world. The evidence is clear: we are in a strongly competitive position, and it is important that we should retain that. If everything is so wonderful, why have so many companies left for tax ... 12 May 2009 AYE
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