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Mark Reckless

Mark Reckless

Last served Rochester and Strood (2014-11-20 – 2015-03-30)
30.7
Progressive
10 coded votes
940
Total votes
423
Ayes
517
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

20 Nov 2014 – 30 Mar 2015 (4 months)

Ideology spectrum

30.7
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 10 coded votes across 3 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Economic policy 17
Low confidence 6 votes
Civil liberties 50
Low confidence 2 votes
Climate / energy 50
Low confidence 2 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

December 2014 14 votes
Division Date Vote
Question accordingly negatived. Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill. 15 Dec 2014 NO
I completely understand why the Government have decided that within the 14-day period there should be no appeal or review, but I cannot understand why paragraph 8 of schedule 1 prohibits or prevents the judge from considering whether there is a basis for the order or retention in the first place. All the judge can do is ensure that those who are considering the matter are doing so diligently. He i... 15 Dec 2014 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Third time. 5 Dec 2014 NO
What could a Government Bill have done instead? It could have set out where the revenues would come from to fund the promise. It could have hypothecated some element of taxation. It could have set up an independent body to ensure that the revenue was dedicated to the causes that are, in and of themselves, enormously admirable. But the Government chose not to do that. Instead, they chose to support... 5 Dec 2014 NO
(2) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made unless a referendum has taken place in the United Kingdom and more than 50% of those casting a vote do so in favour of meeting the target. (3) This Act shall only have effect in those years where the United Kingdom records a budget surplus. (4) The Secretary of State may vary the target mentioned in section 1 by an order contained in a statutory ... 5 Dec 2014 AYE
(a) the amount payable by the United Kingdom to the European Union. (b) Welfare benefits paid to foreign nationals. (c) Welfare benefits paid to UK nationals living abroad. (d) The administrative costs of the Department for International Development and its agencies and associated public bodies.” —(Philip Davies .) Brought up, and read the First time. 5 Dec 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the clause be read a Second time. 5 Dec 2014 AYE
“as soon as reasonably practicable”. When will that be? What does that mean? Will we have to wait for a report to come out a year hence? It is completely meaningless and I cannot believe that anyone has fallen for it. My hon. Friend’s amendment, which is very sensible indeed and should be welcomed by the whole House, says that the statement should be made after “no more than 10 days during which b... 5 Dec 2014 NO
I do not want to preview the Adjournment debate too widely, although we do want to generate interest in it, but my case is that although the Government have attempted to introduce steps to alleviate such impacts, they are actually mitigating the unfairness rather than dealing with its cause, which is the way the Treasury taxes pensions that are effectively a second pension on the same job because ... 3 Dec 2014 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 107 disagreed to. 1 Dec 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 103 disagreed to. 1 Dec 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 97 disagreed to. 1 Dec 2014 AYE
In a way, the wording does not matter. The net effect of those criteria is to set up retrospective tests that mean that the chilling effect will apply. Interveners are typically charities, not-for-profit organisations and others who may perhaps have funds to pay their own costs, but The hon. Gentleman is missing the point. Why should those who row in to back a judicial review that they lose be aut... 1 Dec 2014 NO
Division 100 1 Dec 2014 NO
September 2014 6 votes
Division Date Vote
Will the Deputy Prime Minister give way? I will give way, but then I must make progress. Given that there are many in the House who have very strong concerns about this—I will vote for the motion, but with a very heavy heart—will the Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister commit to coming back to the House very regularly, particularly early in October when we return, to make statements to the Ho... 26 Sep 2014 NO
It is up to CCGs to set out terms of reference for any joint committee arrangement, such as the scope for decision taking, and arrangements for membership or voting. They may also determine situations in which a CCG would wish to withdraw from a joint committee arrangement. The hon. Gentleman was worried that one CCG might feel oppressed or bullied by others, but it could set the terms of referenc... 9 Sep 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Bill read a Second time. On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the debate, many points of great interest have been raised and it has been suggested that further amendments will be made. I therefore think it would be highly beneficial if the Bill were referred to a Select Committee. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me notice of his intention... 5 Sep 2014 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second Time. 5 Sep 2014 NO
The hon. Member for Leeds North East made a candid speech about the surplus places rule and about the fact it is short-termist to close schools when rolls are falling. If there is clear evidence that in a few years the rolls will rise again, it is better just to close a classroom, turn off the heating in that room and wait. He also talked about siblings not being able to attend the same school, bu... 3 Sep 2014 NO
First, may I congratulate my hon. Friend on a fantastic debut at the Dispatch Box? She is going to make a great Minister. She is also absolutely right to draw the House’s attention to Labour’s knee-jerk reaching for regulation. We on this side of the House are committed to helping the consumer by creating dynamic competition and crowding in disruptive new entrants, whereas Labour will always reach... 3 Sep 2014 NO
July 2014 8 votes
Division Date Vote
North, which is an important partner both in the consultation process and in the long-term future of the operation of the franchises. I commend the local councils of the Members in the Chamber. The councils have been assiduous in campaigning for the rail links and will work hard throughout the consultation process. However, I emphasise that there is nothing to stop those councils, or indeed anybod... 16 Jul 2014 AYE
sure it works for smaller pub companies and the smaller brewers, as well as the big pubcos. On the issue of franchises, most also have ties, particularly for the beer arrangements, and that is why we have included them. Several Members asked for more details. We are consulting on the level of the fines and will bring forward more details in due course. That amounts to huge progress, and it matters... 16 Jul 2014 AYE
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 to allow the Office for Budget Responsibility to scrutinise and certificate the policy costings of political parties represented in the House of Commons. This Bill would allow the Office for Budget Responsibility independently to audit tax and spending measures in the manifestos of the main politi... 16 Jul 2014 NO
I warmly endorse what the hon. Gentleman is saying. Does he agree that if more examples were given of a collated nature—such as those we read about frequently in individual criminal court cases—about the vital role that such data play, that would go a long way to allay unnecessary public suspicion about the importance of having such data available for the forces of law and order? The hon. Gentlema... 15 Jul 2014 AYE
I will speak to Government amendments 7 and 8 and new clause 7, which were tabled by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. I will also address the provisions that have been tabled by Opposition Front Benchers before turning to the issues with the timetable and the sunset clause. The Government amendments provide for a review of the powers and capabilities. I am grateful to the right hon. Member... 15 Jul 2014 AYE
As you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, we are here because of the European Court of Justice and its decision to strike down regulations to enable internet providers to retain communications data for law enforcement purposes for up to 12 months. That is an issue we must address for the reasons the Home Secretary and the Minister have outlined. We also need to ensure that the Government respond to the n... 15 Jul 2014 AYE
I am incredulous about what the Minister has just said. If Navitus Bay has paid for the assessment, how on earth can it be independent? I am not the planning Minister, but as far as I am aware, it is normal practice for the developer to pay for the independent assessment. The assessment is still independent and is effectively done at arm’s length from the developer. My hon. Friend the Member for B... 9 Jul 2014 AYE
see the need for it, and where we have responded by arranging for an urban development corporation to provide it. It is in between. Oh, it is in between! Everything is “in between” when the detail becomes awkward, but the detail is the responsibility of Government. We cannot smoosh around the words and hide among the vagaries when we are in government, which is why that policy, too, is a dangerous... 9 Jul 2014 NO
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