Mr Alan Milburn | ProjectParly

Parliamentary History

Labour

Darlington

9 Apr 1992 – 6 May 2010 (18 yrs)

Ideology spectrum

27.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 15 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 27

Medium confidence 15 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

April 2010 9 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 7 agreed to.	8 Apr 2010	AYE
Lest we do not have time for a Third Reading debate, perhaps I can trespass upon your time, Mr. Deputy Speaker, to wish the Minister, as I did in Committee, every good fortune for the future. I am delighted to have the opportunity to do so on the Floor of the House. I have enjoyed being her shadow and hope that I am able to enjoy being a substance in due course. Whatever happens, we wish her well ...	8 Apr 2010	NO
I feel strongly that we are moving into a new phase of politics, with all the Facebooks, Twitters and the rest. The question of disconnection remains important, but I congratulate my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) on the extent to which we have made progress in removing some of the more objectionable things from the Bill. I just do not think that that has gone far...	8 Apr 2010	AYE
strategy on jobs and growth	7 Apr 2010	AYE
The introduction of pre-legislative scrutiny has also added to work loads. However, it has made a lot of legislation a great deal better and I welcome it. I welcome the fact that four out of five draft Bills that received pre-legislative scrutiny in the 2008-09 Session were introduced. There are also private Members' Bills, which in some cases allow Members to bring their own policies into law. I ...	7 Apr 2010	AYE
"subordinate legislation" has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978. (13) In the application of this section to Scotland- "costs" means expenses; "injunction" means interdict.'.- (Mr. Timms.) Brought up, and added to the Bill.	7 Apr 2010	AYE
I refer the Committee to the comments that I made a few moments ago regarding my concern about the time scale, which was why I tabled the amendments. I look forward to the Minister's response. Taking my cue from the hon. Gentleman, I refer him to the remarks that I made a few moments ago, which I hope he found reassuring. In the light of that reassurance, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendme...	7 Apr 2010	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Main Question put accordingly.	7 Apr 2010	AYE
() that the motion Backbench Business (Amendment of Standing Orders) standing in the name of Ms Harriet Harman be hereby passed unamended and the Standing Orders be amended accordingly." The effect would be to end this debate now, to pass the Standing Order, and to allow us to get on with it. Order. In the circumstances, I am afraid that, at this stage, I am not prepared to accept a manuscript ame...	7 Apr 2010	AYE

March 2010 4 votes

Division	Date	Vote
I shall be brief, because we have made our position clear as we have debated the various groups of amendments this evening. The Bill is the usual random collection of measures-very much an omnibus Bill. Some are more unpalatable than others, and there are some good aspects which we have been pleased to support, such as compensation for the victims of overseas terrorism. The big problem for us-one ...	8 Mar 2010	AYE
Does it not surprise the hon. Gentleman that the Government never held any proper consultation with local authorities in order to discover whether this was a power that they wanted? Does not one usually ask people whether they want a power before one announces that the power is to be given to them? My hon. Friend asked a specific question about petitions. I am able to confirm that where a petition...	8 Mar 2010	NO
My hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) commented on the views of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and has tabled some amendments, to which I shall speak shortly. The right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg) made a thoughtful speech that summarised some of the dilemmas that we face in balancing the need to protect our citizens with the need to gain thei...	8 Mar 2010	NO
(a) the charges payable to Regional Counting Officers in connection with a referendum held on the voting system for parliamentary elections, and (b) sums payable in respect of increases in superannuation contributions required to be paid by local authorities in consequence of fees paid as part of those charges, and (2) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by ...	2 Mar 2010	AYE

February 2010 6 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Policies such as this make one wonder where these ideas are coming from and who is advising the Government. One of those advisers is, of course, Graham Badman, whose report has infuriated tens of thousands of parents who have made huge sacrifices to educate their children at home, because they are not happy with the quality of education available at the local school, because they are concerned abo...	23 Feb 2010	AYE
Amendment 104, page 48, line 12, after 'education' insert 'etc.'. Amendment 105, page 48, line 13, after 'education' insert 'or (in Wales) sex education'. Amendment 106, page 49, line 19, at end insert- '(b) for "section 403(1A)" there is substituted "section 403(1ZB)".'. Amendment proposed : 107, page 52, leave out line 20.	23 Feb 2010	AYE
The members of the other family are Dale and Lorraine Coote and their daughter Megan, who are constituents of Mr. Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Sir Michael Lord) , and very pleased to have his support. They have not touched the family courts, so all the documentation on and discussion of their case can be made public; there is absolutely no difficulty whate...	23 Feb 2010	NO
The NSPCC wrote to me at the beginning of February-in the public domain-after those issues were raised in the House, to say that it does not agree with the publication of full SCRs. In the letter, the NSPCC states that it believes "that the proposal does not take into account two important consequences: the possibility of further harm to surviving and subsequent children of the family; and the hes...	23 Feb 2010	NO
Infrastructure Planning	3 Feb 2010	AYE
For example, Yemen needs help to develop an effective system of verification. Owing to a lack of helicopters, Yemeni security forces must rely on reports of nearby tribal leaders to confirm those dead or wounded after attacks on terrorist hideouts in the mountains. It is important that if al-Qaeda leaders are killed or prevented from engaging in action, that is independently verified. We also need...	3 Feb 2010	AYE

January 2010 11 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Question accordingly negatived. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.	26 Jan 2010	AYE
Well, I have much greater faith in the British voter than any of the Conservative Members present. Can the Minister not see that, when it comes to many other aspects of this place, and in other fields, a period of time is provided for, in respect of the so-called revolving door? We do not want the Door to the Chamber to become a revolving door. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendme...	26 Jan 2010	NO
If the hon. Gentleman looks at his history books, I think that he will find that there was not a consensus about the NHS-very far from it. The Conservative party did not support it at the time, but I shall not take that historical analysis any further. If the manifesto commitments were expressed in those terms, I think that the other place would recognise that the will of the people had spoken. Sa...	26 Jan 2010	NO
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way on that basis. He always dances elegantly between reason and common sense-indeed, he gave a nod in the direction of conservatism, for which I suppose we must be grateful-but I wonder where, in his attack on hereditary power, he sees the monarchy. I did not know that he was a republican and I am rather surprised to hear that he is. If he is indeed a re...	26 Jan 2010	AYE
I will give way to the hon. Gentleman, but I am conscious of the time. I will be very brief. There was a most welcome written statement today from the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families about the family justice review. Would that review be able to consider the important concern that has been raised by the hon. Gentleman? I will have to think about whether it ...	20 Jan 2010	AYE
There is a credibility gap that needs to be filled. That is an excellent idea. Could it not be taken further to improve Parliament itself by having that operation within Parliament-a bit like with the budget office in Congress? That is a helpful contribution. I am sure that you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, would not want me to be overly diverted on to the governance of such an office of budget responsibil...	20 Jan 2010	AYE
My hon. Friend is the exception to the rule, because she has not yet made an intervention, so I am happy to give way to her. My hon. Friend must accept that many of us feel that this approach is simply far too radical a response in cutting the deficit; cuts of about 16 or 17 per cent. on essential services-that is what the Financial Times has reported-will have a massive impact on the British peop...	20 Jan 2010	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, this day). The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83D ). Clause 26 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	19 Jan 2010	AYE
"taking these first steps towards its stated objective of making Government more accountable to Parliament." Even when the Committee looked at the Bill, it believed it was getting something that we are not getting even in the debating of the Bill. The Committee indicated that "the Government's approach to constitutional modernisation has been a rebalancing of power". Those were the promises that w...	19 Jan 2010	AYE
Those are the very issues that we are looking at. I will table amendments on the issue for consideration in Committee, by which stage we will have further clarity on the points that the hon. Gentleman made. His contribution was important, and I know that my right hon. Friend has also been supportive on the matter. The second notable aspect of the debate was the fact that, for the first time in my ...	18 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	13 Jan 2010	AYE

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