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Mr Paul Keetch

Mr Paul Keetch

Last served Hereford (1997-05-01 – 2010-05-06)
85.0
Conservative
13 coded votes
699
Total votes
391
Ayes
308
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 (13 yrs)

Ideology spectrum

85.0
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 13 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 85
Medium confidence 13 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

October 2009 4 votes
Division Date Vote
Does my hon. Friend agree that, while the Liberal Democrat motion makes no mention of costings, the Government amendment confirms a commitment to spending up to £20 million to help Departments reduce their emissions? Is that not a very good reason to vote for the amendment? I confirm what my hon. Friend says. This country already has a good track record on energy efficiency, and I agree, that ener... 21 Oct 2009 AYE
The design of the scheme will be available by spring 2010, and we will move with all speed to get the payments made. The motion proposes the implementation of the ombudsman's recommendation for a scheme setting up a tribunal, which would mean that individual assessments took longer, and it would therefore take longer for the money to get through. I cannot give way; I have only four minutes left. M... 21 Oct 2009 AYE
Division 229 21 Oct 2009 AYE
Division 228 21 Oct 2009 AYE
July 2009 25 votes
Division Date Vote
Diageo's proposal is twofold. The first part is to close the packaging plant in Kilmarnock-one of three in Scotland-along with the cooperage in Port Dundas that was mentioned. The second part is to make a new investment of some £100 million, creating 400 new jobs elsewhere in Scotland. I understand that, as my right hon. Friend said, this has been greeted in Kilmarnock, where the greatest number o... 15 Jul 2009 NO
The hon. Member for Eddisbury (Mr. O'Brien) and other Conservative Members have tried to deny it, but we have seen glimpses of a future Tory Government, with threats to those free services, and to the winter fuel payment in particular. He may wish to deny it, but we know differently, and so does the rest of the country. The national dementia strategy was published as recently as February this year... 15 Jul 2009 AYE
The similarity is there. How would a proper relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States be prejudiced if both countries had to meet the same standard-probable cause? The suggestion has been made that a number of high-profile extradition cases have been unbalanced and unfair. I cannot accept that. I believe that the evidence on these matters is important. At first glance, the Oppo... 15 Jul 2009 AYE
Diageo's proposal is twofold. The first part is to close the packaging plant in Kilmarnock—one of three in Scotland—along with the cooperage in Port Dundas that was mentioned. The second part is to make a new investment of some £100 million, creating 400 new jobs elsewhere in Scotland. I understand that, as my right hon. Friend said, this has been greeted in Kilmarnock, where the greatest number o... 15 Jul 2009 NO
Division 203 15 Jul 2009 AYE
I have to say that I have not heard my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) say that. I believe that the treaty is an effective modernisation of this aspect of the relationship between the US and the UK. The reason why we did that is quite simple—and I believe that the hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) agrees that we need effective judicial co-o... 15 Jul 2009 AYE
Section 2 of the 1948 Act provided that a citizen of Eire who was a British subject immediately before 1 January 1949 could retain that status by making a claim in writing to the Secretary of State under certain conditions. That provision was replaced by section 31(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981, which allows those born in the Republic before 1949 to make a claim in writing to remain a Bri... 14 Jul 2009 AYE
Section 31(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 currently provides for British subjects born in the Republic of Ireland before 1949 to make a declaration to retain the British subject status they acquired at birth. The new clause seeks to extend that provision to those born after 1949. I shall not repeat the historical background that my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) has... 14 Jul 2009 AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7) ), 13 Jul 2009 NO
As always, we have had a very interesting little exchange on these matters, but the contributions from Opposition Members have been unusually baffling and illogical. Of course, I agree with the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Mr. Reid) . He is quite right that we need to get this done as quickly as possible, but the contributions that we have heard from both Opposition Front Benchers demonstrate ... 13 Jul 2009 NO
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7) ), 13 Jul 2009 NO
I want to see the Bill brought forward and that is why I will be supporting the carry-over motion, although I want to see levels of reporting reduced to lower sums so that we have even greater transparency. I also want to see even greater restrictions on spending on elections. I do not want to see this country going down the same route as America on election funding. As always, we have had a very ... 13 Jul 2009 NO
I think that the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) raised the issue of judicial review— indicated dissent. Perhaps it was the hon. Member for Mole Valley. I understand that this morning the judicial review application was refused on the papers. Of course there is a right to appeal—a right to request an oral hearing—but the application was refused this morning. I emphasise agai... 9 Jul 2009 NO
Again, it is a self-evident truth that trials should not be prejudiced by statements to the media. I very much hope that everyone involved in these issues will examine them. It is important that, as part of the detention procedure, people do not have their trials compromised by statements made outside the situation. I would like to finish the point that I am trying to make in response to my hon. F... 9 Jul 2009 NO
preliminary Draft budget 2010 8 Jul 2009 AYE
That would be a costly and time-consuming exercise. Schemes are required to keep records for only six years, and finding that information would be either impossible or costly. Our experience of other pension law, such as trivial commutation, is that such record keeping would represent significant administrative burdens. Most schemes do not have complete records and it would be unrealistic to expec... 8 Jul 2009 NO
My hon. Friend the Member for Taunton was wrong about one thing. He said that online bingo was taxed at 15 per cent., but the truth is that it is rarely taxed at all, because the vast bulk of it is run through offshore websites that pay no tax in this country. Even if they are subject to European Economic Area regulation, or whitelisting, they do not contribute to the process. They certainly do no... 8 Jul 2009 AYE
I question the Minister's statement that beer is not a price-sensitive commodity. May I just clarify that that was not my statement? It was a quotation from one of the expert witnesses to the Treasury Committee. Let me start again. I question the so-called expert's statement that beer is not price-sensitive, or the Minister's acceptance of that statement, because if it were as self-evidently true ... 7 Jul 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed: 37, page 2, line 10, leave out '£6,475' and insert '£10,000'.—( Mr. Jeremy Browne. ) 7 Jul 2009 AYE
Order. The hon. Gentleman's remarks may well be correct, but perhaps we will restrict ourselves a little more to the terms of the new clause. I think that I have made my point. On the other hand, the shadow Chancellor has a history of being enthusiastic about flat-rate taxes. He came into office saying that he would consider their introduction, but it was only when he did so that he realised how f... 7 Jul 2009 NO
Does my hon. Friend agree that there has been some talk in the past 48 hours that if this new clause is passed tonight, the following morning the Government will not be able to collect taxes, the markets will crash and government will grind to a halt? Does he not agree that these are tales to frighten children and that people should decide to vote tonight on the merits of the arguments and not on ... 7 Jul 2009 AYE
Adjournment (summer) 1 Jul 2009 NO
The convention is that it is only the hon. Member who secured the debate who intervenes, but I will give way. I am grateful to the Exchequer Secretary for giving way to me. Will the FSA also focus on the bespoke banking market in Northern Ireland, which is very different from the banking market elsewhere? Scotland also has different conditions. Will the FSA take those into account? I cannot answer... 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
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