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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

October 2012 9 votes

Division	Date	Vote
The Minister spoke warmly about his father and trade unions. Which trade unions support this Bill as it currently stands? Can he name even one? Since we received the first interim report from Lord Hutton, we have been in negotiations with trade union representatives from almost all the major trade unions. I am pleased to say that most of them have taken a very constructive approach. As I said, tra...	29 Oct 2012	AYE
perhaps they should start by getting those three to pull their fingers out, get campaigning and explain the rationale for their candidacy. Every Member of this House, elected as we are, should want election turnouts to be strong, and I am delighted that the profile of the elections is rising in Cleethorpes, Brigg and Goole, and Denton and Reddish. I believe that it will rise across England and Wal...	24 Oct 2012	NO
Amendment 64, page 43, line 4, after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’. Amendment 65, page 43, line 6, after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’. Amendment 66, page 43, line 10, leave out line 10 and insert ‘If the provision is made by virtue of subsection (2)(a), it includes’. Amendment 67, page 43, line 19, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must if necessary’. New clause 26— Review of legislation relati...	17 Oct 2012	NO
the fear is that they may be voting on something vaguer and more bland.” Official Report, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Public Bill Committee, 21 June 2012 ; c. 137, Q294.] Again, I cannot see how our proposal would be onerous, and I think Ministers should think again. The final amendment in this group is new clause 27, the purpose of which is to improve transparency in the disclosure of inform...	17 Oct 2012	NO
(b) is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.— (Matthew Hancock.) Amendment made: 3, page 2, line 37, leave out ‘in the United Kingdom’ and insert ‘(whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere)’.— (Matthew Hancock.) Amendment proposed : 76, page 3, line 24, at end add—	17 Oct 2012	NO
Will the hon. Gentleman give way? No, because the hon. Gentleman came late to the debate. I am not boring! I might allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene if he came to the Chamber occasionally. The point of my proposals is to ensure a balance of fairness in the regime that is being introduced. There is currently no balance whatever. The Bill is Beecroft. It is based on no evidence and on prejudice,...	17 Oct 2012	NO
“under as few constraints as reasonably possible in determining its activities, timetables and priorities”, and it should not be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown, or enjoy any status, immunity and privilege of the Crown. Those words are very clear. We are deliberately making sure that the EHRC is improved in respect of its management. We have made significant progress at the EHRC: we ...	16 Oct 2012	AYE
On the overall question of accidents or fatalities in the workplace, may I remind the Minister of the extensive amount of money that it will cost the NHS to treat people who have been injured at work through no fault of their own? It is a false economy to have unscrupulous employers putting their workers in danger and then for the NHS—that is, the taxpayer—to have to pick up the bill. That is comp...	16 Oct 2012	AYE
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day. The Bill aims to promote long-term growth and simplify regulation. The Government have tabled new clauses, introducing a number of further measures to improve regulation, and amendments, which followed from the useful and detailed deliberations in Committee. The Gover...	16 Oct 2012	AYE

September 2012 13 votes

Division	Date	Vote
“Of the 12 complaints I resolved this year, almost 60% were about conduct in previous Parliaments. All of those concerning conduct in this Parliament related to parliamentary matters such as registration, declaration and the use of stationery, none of which suggested that those Members had exploited the House for any private or personal benefit. Nevertheless, the reputation of the House remains at...	12 Sep 2012	AYE
‘(10) The defence under this section is not defeated by reason only of the fact that the operator of the website moderates the statements posted on it by others.’— (Mrs Grant.) I beg to move amendment 8, page 8, line 26, leave out from ‘court’ to end of line 28 and insert— ‘(a) is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for an action to be brought against the author, editor or publisher; a...	12 Sep 2012	NO
On the amendments tabled by my hon. Friends the Members for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly) and for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, pointed out that the Reynolds list was meant to be flexible, but that this had led to a catalogue of problems. I welcome his attempt to tidy up clause 4 while seeking to probe t...	12 Sep 2012	NO
There are therefore counter-arguments to the cases raised by Lord Prescott and others. [ Interruption. ] My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Harborough (Mr Garnier) says that it is not compulsory to sue, and I made that point when I was asked why I never sued Auberon Waugh who made a living out of me for about four years. Having said that, there are other issues to which I wish to pay more a...	12 Sep 2012	NO
Finally, in the short amount of time available to me, let me say that Government Members faced up to the difficult challenges of funding higher education. However, we do not know what the Opposition stand for. It is like a multiple-choice question. Which is the answer? Is it the graduate tax? We know that the Leader of the Opposition is in favour of a graduate tax because he said: “I want to have ...	11 Sep 2012	NO
more return for working. So this is good news for work incentives. The right hon. Member for Birkenhead referred to the people facing an increase in their marginal rate, but that increase is by four percentage points, from a median of 41 to 45. That is the trade-off. We give people an incentive to take work and we tackle the most severe marginal rates, while some people face a four percentage poin...	11 Sep 2012	NO
Division 63	11 Sep 2012	NO
Question accordingly negatived. ‘The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall make a report to Parliament within one year of the Act coming into force and annually thereafter setting out an assessment of the impact of the European Stability Mechanism on the economic performance of the European Union.’.— (Emma Reynolds.) Brought up, and read the First time .	10 Sep 2012	NO
Of course I give way to the shadow Minister. The hon. Lady flatters me. I do indeed take an interest in the issue. If we take the hon. Gentleman’s argument to its logical conclusion, we must assume that he is urging all Government Back Benchers not to call for countries that are in the eurozone to leave it. The hon. Gentleman is confusing two completely different things. One is placing an obligati...	10 Sep 2012	NO
Division 61	10 Sep 2012	NO
Question accordingly negatived Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	5 Sep 2012	AYE
Let me turn the underlying economic issue. My hon. Friend the Member for Meon Valley (George Hollingbery) hit the nail on the head. He was absolutely right to say that we have recognised that ensuring that we deal with the deficit is what keeps interest rates low. For many of our constituents—indeed, for millions of households—ensuring that interest rates remain lower for longer is vital to their ...	5 Sep 2012	NO
It is our intention, once the savings coming through from Network Rail are realised, to end the era of above-inflation rail fare increases introduced by the previous Government. There can be no doubt about our intention to do that. I can assure the hon. Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) that split ticketing will be covered in the fares and ticketing review. As for East Coast, which is curr...	5 Sep 2012	NO

July 2012 8 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Meaning: pay staff less in the south-west. I have made it clear, as the Minister of State, Department of Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Mr Burns) has, that we are not proposing any reductions in pay as a consequence. I do not believe they are necessary or desirable in achieving the efficiency challenge. I have a simple question for the Secretary of State. Is he therefore o...	16 Jul 2012	NO
It is indeed. In fact, the Commission is asking for 6.8%. payments, less abatement, were £12.915 billion in 2010, up from £8 billion in 2005. There is an ever-growing increase in real terms. That is unacceptable in a time of austerity. As ever, it is a great honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Mr Cash) . The facts are simple. The net out-turn figures are £9.2 billion for 2010-11,...	12 Jul 2012	NO
Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	11 Jul 2012	NO
Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (No change)	11 Jul 2012	NO
Not for one moment. I rise briefly to support the options not to change our arrangements. As my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell) said, there is a good balance at the moment. I will make two points. The first, and most important, is that nothing that we are debating today would change our work load. We can debate the order in which we deal with it, but our work load would not...	11 Jul 2012	AYE
I would be very happy to elect them. The public say that they do not like the way in which peers are currently selected. That is the top thing they do not like about our political system. Whenever people are asked in polls, the overwhelming majority want to elect a significant number of Members of the other place. No, the right hon. Gentleman did not leave me any time to take interventions, so I a...	10 Jul 2012	AYE
I beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 163 ).	6 Jul 2012	NO
Question accordingly negatived. The Deputy Speaker then put the Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time (Order, 4 July ). Motion made, and Question put,	5 Jul 2012	AYE

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