Mr Stephen Dorrell | ProjectParly

Parliamentary History

Conservative

Charnwood

3 May 1979 – 30 Mar 2015 (35 yrs 10 mo)

Ideology spectrum

70.9

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 17 coded votes across 3 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Economic policy 50

Low confidence 4 votes

Civil liberties 100

Low confidence 1 votes

Climate / energy 75

Medium confidence 12 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

March 2013 18 votes

Division	Date	Vote
(2) The amendment made by this Resolution comes into force at 6 pm on 20 March 2013 . And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968. That provision may be made for tobacco products duty to be charged on herbal smoking products. Question put,	25 Mar 2013	AYE
(4) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) have effect in relation to drawdown pension years beginning on or after 26 March 2013 . (5) The amendments made by paragraph (3)(a) and (c) come into force on 26 March 2013 . (6) The amendments made by paragraph (3)(b) and (d) have effect in relation to transfers within paragraph 90(5) or 98(5) of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2011 occurring durin...	25 Mar 2013	AYE
(c) for any relief, other than a relief that— (i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and (ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description. The Speaker put forthwith the Questions necessary to dispose of the motions made in the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ( Standing Order No. 51 (3) ). Question put,	25 Mar 2013	AYE
There are many other ways the Government are helping people to get on in life. Our tax-free child care measures, for example, will ensure that from autumn 2015 vouchers supporting 20% of child care costs will be available to families when both parents or a single parent is working, neither parent is earning more than £150,000 a year and the parents are not already receiving a more generous level o...	25 Mar 2013	AYE
understand the questions that they are asked in court. It also showed that more than half of young witnesses experience stress symptoms ranging from sleeping and eating problems to self-harming. Children under stress become confused in the witness box. Registered intermediaries are communication specialists, such as child psychologists, who are trained to help child witnesses to communicate their ...	18 Mar 2013	NO
“the most prostituted in the world”. We see that that is still true if we look at today’s newspapers and examine the way in which the Daily Mail , for example, devoted six days of front-page headlines, including in The Mail on Sunday , to one subject—to attack the Liberal Democrats. Other things were happening in the world, but day after day we had this political tract seeking to affect the result...	18 Mar 2013	AYE
Division 193	18 Mar 2013	NO
May I go back to the qualification period, for both savings and income? Why did the Government choose six months? It was to ensure that people could not abuse the system by holding the money for only a day or two, making the application, succeeding and then giving the money back. It is to make sure that the money is genuinely under someone’s control and available to them rather than their borrowin...	14 Mar 2013	NO
(c) a person authorised under sections 63 and 64 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act services is to be treated as an authorised person in relation to that activity; (d) the Bailiffs and Enforcement Agents Council is to be treated as a relevant authorising body in relation to such a person, and (e) regulations under the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and the National Standards fo...	13 Mar 2013	NO
Amendments made: 20, page 188, line 14, leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) and insert— ‘( ) For subsections (1A) to (1E) (powers of magistrates’ courts in England and Wales to vary registered orders) substitute— Amendment 21, page 216, line 37, column2, at end insert— ‘In Schedule 2, paragraph 3(3).’.— (Oliver Heald.) Amendment proposed : 100, page 224, line 42, at end insert	13 Mar 2013	NO
Our position is clear. In a way, this is a strange debate, in that I am explaining the reality as it stands, but it is not the reality as I would like it to be. The British Government would like to NCA to apply in Northern Ireland in the way I have been describing throughout this afternoon. At the same time, we cannot have a system of devolution that applies only when the United Kingdom Government...	13 Mar 2013	NO
have supported us on this all along, and they have good reason for doing so. I want to try to persuade the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington that Labour is right to support the Government’s position, so let me explain our position. If the Opposition spokespeople have changed their position— They have not changed their position. Well, if they have come to see the wisdom of the position adopted b...	13 Mar 2013	AYE
The motion states that the Government should use “the billions of pounds committed to public procurement”, but our interpretation is that that does not automatically mean procurement in local government, although we believe that the Government have an important role to play in promoting that. I do not understand why the Minister thinks that the motion is defective. claimed to move the closure ( St...	12 Mar 2013	NO
My hon. Friend makes a good point. The contents of the entire Bill show how the Government have already resisted the attempts of many in the banking lobby. Several hon. Members talked about RBS. The Government believe that RBS’s future is as a major UK bank with the majority of its businesses in the UK as regards personal, SME and corporate banking. United Kingdom Financial Investments Ltd continu...	11 Mar 2013	AYE
Amendment made: 48, page 7, line 3, at end insert— ‘(7) In relation to proceedings before the Court of Session— (a) the reference in subsection (3) to the completion of the pre-trial disclosure exercise is a reference to the fixing of a hearing to determine the merits of the proceedings, and (b) the reference in subsection (6)(b) to when the pre-trial disclosure exercise is to be considered to hav...	4 Mar 2013	NO
not been debated at all because we have not had time to do so. Is that not a reason for allowing renewal after a short time? Now that the Minister is talking about engaging Parliament and now that his right hon. and learned Friend the Minister without Portfolio is back in his place, is it not a good moment to address the idea that Parliament should be engaged by ensuring that the reviewer who can ...	4 Mar 2013	NO
Amendment 43, page 5, line 5, leave out ‘(whether or not the Secretary of State)’. Amendment 44, page 5, line 11, leave out ‘person concerned’ and insert ‘party’. Amendment 29, page 5, line 18, leave out subsection (5). — (Mr Kenneth Clarke.) Amendment proposed : 30, page 5, line 36, leave out from ‘that’ to end of line 37 and insert	4 Mar 2013	NO
People have been shocked by the stories they have heard. A constituent of mine, a young man I have known since he was a child, went to Pakistan to work in a hospital voluntarily because he is a doctor. He was picked up by the Pakistani authorities and tortured for six weeks. He was then interrogated by British intelligence officers, after torture. That is unacceptable. He is now in such a state th...	4 Mar 2013	NO

February 2013 10 votes

Division	Date	Vote
The Government support homeowners taking in a lodger if they wish, just as we do for people in social housing. There will be a £4,250 income tax exemption should somebody want to take in a lodger. The hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) talked about borrowing more money. We cannot keep on borrowing. That is what got us into this situation. We need to stop borrowing and start living...	27 Feb 2013	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : 34, page 5, line 31, at end insert—	26 Feb 2013	NO
Question accordingly negatived. More than three hours having elapsed since the commencement of proceedings on the programme motion, the proceedings were interrupted (Programme Order , this day ). The Deputy Speaker put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83E ). Amendment proposed : 3, page 5, line 18, at end insert—	26 Feb 2013	NO
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The Competition Commission was very clear that innovation could be stifled by the potential anti-competitive practices in the sector, so it absolutely follows that encouraging innovation by ensuring that no anti-competitive practices are going on will allow consumers ultimately to get a better deal, and that is in their interests. A few red herrings wer...	26 Feb 2013	NO
The Government are working tirelessly to encourage further investment, not just from overseas, but from pension funds. However, the debate should not focus solely on the amount of money we secure for projects. We should also focus on how to ensure the best possible return on those investments—a point made well by my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) . That is why the Government are r...	12 Feb 2013	NO
A number of Members have highlighted the lack of an active criminal investigation. When pressed on this yesterday by my colleague, the shadow Secretary of State, the Secretary of State said that “she went on and on about the police”.—[ Official Report , 11 February 2013; Vol. 558, c. 613 .] Really? Does the Secretary of State really think that such a patronising and condescending manner is the way...	12 Feb 2013	NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 41A(3) ,	5 Feb 2013	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Queen’s recommendation signified . Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)( a ) )	5 Feb 2013	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Bill read a Second time. On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On the Floor of the House today, we heard many times that the Bill should be committed to a Committee of the whole House. The Minister was asked whether that was possible, and he gave his reasons why he believed not. For clarification, Mr Speaker, and before we vote on the programme motion, is it possible to ...	5 Feb 2013	AYE
Labour introduced civil partnerships legislation in 2004 and since then, in a very short period, they have become widely and readily accepted. It has quickly become time to finish what was started then and I am very pleased that we are making progress with this Bill today. It is clear that there are concerns relating to detailed aspects of the Bill and it is, of course, right that they should be e...	5 Feb 2013	AYE

January 2013 2 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Twenty-seven months ago, in October 2010, I tabled an amendment that said that the boundary changes were being rushed through and should be postponed until the next Parliament. I was right then and I am right now. Hon. Members agree that this is a serious issue, and that we should look to try to have more equal constituencies, but the logic that has been followed does not do that. We need common-s...	29 Jan 2013	AYE
We have only two minutes left and there are still a number of points to cover— I gave way five times. Let me take this opportunity to point out that we do not need to change, nor is it the case simply that we can make requests of Ofqual. Ofqual can consider them and has in the past made wise judgments. I should say that the shadow Secretary of State has consistently questioned the judgment of Ofqu...	16 Jan 2013	NO

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