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Mr David Atkinson

Mr David Atkinson

CON Conservative Former MP
Last served Bournemouth East (1977-11-24 – 2005-05-05)
68
Total votes
29
Ayes
39
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

24 Nov 1977 – 5 May 2005 (27 yrs 5 mo)

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Voting record

March 2005 29 votes
Division Date Vote
"We will work closely with colleagues in the devolved administrations to identify these, so that joint action can be taken where appropriate and legislative opportunities provided for the devolved administrations where . . . new powers are created for England". I suggest to my hon. Friend that that presents an excellent opportunity to introduce legislation for smoke-free public places and workplac... 18 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Mr. Speaker then proceeded to put the remaining Question required to be put at that hour. Lords amendment: No. 33 10 Mar 2005 NO
I think that we have narrowed the issue to two points. Does my right hon. Friend accept that a criminal court convicted that individual and that the legislation that we are passing will allow people to be restricted or detained on the basis of hearsay evidence through the security services? The defendant will know nothing about it; nor will the public, and therein lies the road to miscarriages of ... 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendments Nos. 27, 31 and 32 disagreed to. 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Mr. Deputy Speaker then proceeded to put the remaining Questions required to be put at that hour. Lords reasons: 27F, 31D and 32E. Motion made, and Question put, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendments Nos. 27, 31, and 32 and on its amendments Nos. 27C and 27D in lieu, does not insist on its amendment No. 32D and proposes amend... 10 Mar 2005 NO
No. This House has resolved its opinion; the question is whether it will be overturned in another place by those who have not been elected. Interventions sometimes read well in Hansard , and sometimes they do not. I think that the hon. Gentleman will find that that one does not. However, I am glad that he got to his feet, as he has just justified the fact that the previous Conservative Government ... 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I just want to make it clear that when the Prime Minister was responding— [Interruption.] Order. I said earlier that we are debating a very serious matter. I have already heard two points of order from the Opposition side of the House— [Interruption.] Order. The Minister wishes to make a point of order and must be heard. Than... 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The Home Secretary invited us to read the passage from Hansard that led to the previous exchanges. This is what the Prime Minister said— [Interruption.] Order. [Interruption.] Order. I will hear this point of order. The Prime Minister said: "I am afraid that we are not prepared to accept either the amendment on the sunset cla... 10 Mar 2005 NO
I merely say to the Home Secretary that for him to pray in aid the security services, and for it then to be proved that the security services have not asked for one of the key things that he implied they had asked for, and that the Prime Minister said they had asked for, is to remove the trust of this House. I have in front of me the Hansard report of the references that are being discussed. The P... 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 33D disagreed to. 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendments Nos. 27B, 31B and 32B disagreed to. 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Mr. Deputy Speaker then proceeded to put the remaining Questions required to be put at that hour. Lords amendments: 27B, 31B and 32B 10 Mar 2005 NO
The position on the sunset clause is the biggest absurdity of all. We have a Labour peer—Baroness Hayman, previously a Member of this House—putting forward the eminently sensible suggestion of a sunset clause, to come into effect after a year, for this legislation, which is acknowledged on all sides to be temporary, emergency and not entirely well considered. That is not acceptable. To say that to... 10 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed: (b), in line 5, leave out from "effect" to end.—[Mr. Lidington.] 10 Mar 2005 AYE
Does the Secretary of State agree that Sinn Fein should take note of the fact that those who have sought and sustained a constructive dialogue nevertheless find themselves with no alternative but to support the sanctions? That is a consequence of the strains that the IRA's actions have now placed on the process. Sinn Fein really must reflect—I am sure that it will—on our debate and start visibly t... 10 Mar 2005 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment: No. 9 9 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment, as amended, agreed to. 9 Mar 2005 NO
Far more important than that almost but not quite arcane point about the standard of proof is the condition that the suspect must have the best opportunity to answer the case against him. I have been greatly cheered by the attitude of my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary to reviewing the system of special advocates. Will my hon. and learned Friend give way? No, I do not have time and others wan... 9 Mar 2005 NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment disagreed to. 9 Mar 2005 NO
I cannot give way to the right hon. Gentleman. I will just complete my five minutes before I resume my place. I realise that he is on the side of the angels but his particular angel is being too naive if he thinks that we are half way near to getting the sort of terrorism legislation that the House should approve, in any circumstances, once it is given the proper time to debate it. I regret that I... 9 Mar 2005 NO
(c) in Northern Ireland, when a notice is served on the clerk of the petty sessions under Article 76(2)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.'.— [Mr. Jamieson.] I beg to move amendment No. 9, in page 47, line 43, after 'passengers', insert '(a)'. With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment No. 10, in page 47, line 43, at end add (b) at end insert "or a vehicle which... 8 Mar 2005 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. 'In section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles), at the end of subsection (2) insert— "(m) for prohibiting the modification or retrofitting to the front of a motor vehicle any equipment which in the opinion of the Secretary of State may render the vehicle more likely to cause injury to a third p... 8 Mar 2005 NO
"The information is not collected centrally."—[ Official Report , 26 April 2004; Vol. 420, c.765W . ] During the last Session, I tabled early-day motion 1186 on that very issue, expressing disappointment, and it seemed to me that the Road Safety Bill would be a very appropriate means by which to introduce a new clause on the subject. "crash direction and force data can markedly improve injury pred... 8 Mar 2005 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. 'If a person causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place while disqualified from driving by order of a court he is guilty of an offence.'. —[ Mr. Chope.] Brought up, and read the First time. 8 Mar 2005 AYE
Will the Minister address the point that I raised earlier—whether the penalties should be the same in all parts of the jurisdiction and whether it is not unfair that in some parts of the country, there can be a trade-off between a speed awareness course and a penalty, whereas in others there is no option? It is the case that these courses have been pioneered in some parts of the country. Because t... 8 Mar 2005 AYE
Division 112 2 Mar 2005 NO
The Minister is guilty of many sins, but when she was a Treasury Minister she was the first person to see to it that there were no longer fibs on death certificates. She ensured that the cause of death was properly recorded. Previously, pneumonia and septicaemia might be put down as the cause of death, when the truth was that the death was MRSA-related. My hon. Friend remedied that. However, now t... 2 Mar 2005 AYE
The Tories proposals are fool's gold. There is no money to give away to pensioners in council discounts. The Tories £35 billion of cuts means full spread council tax and an increase for council tax for all, not just pensioners. Even if memories among those pensioners were not very strong, however, they would know about the track record of Tory councils and about the average council tax, which is £... 2 Mar 2005 AYE
First, it was originally proposed by myself, his hon. Friend the Member for Worthing, West (Peter Bottomley) and my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Dudley, North (Ross Cranston) , who is, sadly, to retire from the House, despite his distinguished service in the Government and on the Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs. It is obvious that when the three individuals concerned all signe... 1 Mar 2005 NO
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