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Parliamentary History

Conservative

Beckenham

20 Nov 1997 – 6 May 2010 (12 yrs 5 mo)

Ideology spectrum

75.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 8 coded votes across 1 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 75

Low confidence 8 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

February 2008 23 votes

Division	Date	Vote
He and his Front-Bench team seek to remove that provision from the treaty. In opposing amendment No. 124, we make it absolutely clear that we want nothing to do with the agenda that would remove those guarantees of social protection for workers and citizens of our country. Therefore I wish to press amendment No. 186, not amendment No. 82, to a Division. Amendment No. 186 deals with that pernicious...	26 Feb 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Main Question put forthwith:—	26 Feb 2008	NO
Will the hon. Gentleman give way? I am short of time, but I will allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene briefly. I shall be very brief. Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that what he has just said is at the nub of the Conservative position, which is always that Britain should be outside, that Britain is better on its own, and that Britain should not co-operate with others, rather than that Britain ...	26 Feb 2008	AYE
Division 96	25 Feb 2008	NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second time:—	22 Feb 2008	NO
During my time in the House, I have always been interested in defending minority rights. Agency and temporary workers are in a minority—that goes without saying. Their rights are important. Individuals who are out of work have a right to test out different types of work through different employers via the use of agencies, or job brokers, as they are increasingly called. My hon. Friend makes a powe...	22 Feb 2008	NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment disagreed to.	21 Feb 2008	NO
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Does this debate not provide a good illustration of the fact that the entire Bill has been constructed in order to avoid hybrid instruments and the Hybrid Instruments Committee procedure, under which all these matters could be discussed in the proper manner? Is this not the true problem, and it will come out in the hybrid instruments— Order. That is not a m...	21 Feb 2008	NO
That would be an excellent way forward, as I am sure the Minister will agree. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea, East (Mrs. James) on securing this debate and raising this important and distressing issue; I also thank my other hon. Friends, who share her concerns, for being here tonight. We need to acknowledge what has already been achieved. For example, YouTube has worked with ...	20 Feb 2008	NO
So where is the referendum that we were promised? I will give the Liberal Democrats 30 seconds, because that is all that I have and all that they deserve. Their spokesman— [Interruption.] Order. The Committee must come to order. Thank you, Mrs. Heal. The Liberal Democrats now have 20 seconds. Their spokesman said that essentially we had nothing to fear from the changes in the treaty that relate to...	20 Feb 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Main Question put forthwith:—	20 Feb 2008	NO
I give way to the chairman of the all-party Russia group. I was not asking the Minister to give way, but he has kindly offered. The position as regards Russia does not underscore his point; it undermines it. There is a complete difference of opinion across the European Union with regard to Russia, particularly on energy security and, as far as topical debates are concerned, in relation to Serbia a...	20 Feb 2008	AYE
I end with one other point. Mrs. Ann Godbehere, the lady whom Mr. Sandler has appointed his chief executive, comes from Swiss Re, another insurance institution. I understand that her name is Dutch and means "God protect you". I hope that that is true as far as the employees of Northern Rock are concerned, but it is the last thing that the Government and Ministers deserve, given the shambles that t...	19 Feb 2008	NO
Clause 2 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 3 to 5 ordered to stand part of the Bill. I beg to move amendment No. 12A, in page 5, line 36, at end insert— '(1A) No order under subsection (1) shall be made in respect of the property, rights and liabilities of a building society.'. The amendment continues the theme of the previous amendment to which I spoke. The Bill has been presented to the...	19 Feb 2008	AYE
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 2, leave out "Treasury consider" and insert "Bank of England considers". This amendment is simple and does not require a lengthy explanation, but it is important and I alluded to it on Second Reading. The amendment proposes that the Bank of England rather than the Treasury should advise on whether there is a serious threat to the stability of the UK f...	19 Feb 2008	AYE
Will my right hon. and learned Friend give way? Did my right hon. Friend hear Professor Alan Riley, one of Britain's foremost experts on state aid, express the opinion that the European Union would certainly require the downsizing of the business as a precondition for clearing the state aid approval in this case? Does he think that Ministers are being just a little disingenuous, as we expect that ...	19 Feb 2008	AYE
Division 81	19 Feb 2008	NO
We also had an uncharacteristic contribution from the right hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) . He is not here now, so perhaps I shall refer to it later. In passing, I shall just say that he had all the passion of a convert in paying penance for his role in almost single-handedly achieving parliamentary ratification of the Maastricht treaty while deputy Chief Whip. If he returns to his p...	6 Feb 2008	AYE
Division 75	6 Feb 2008	NO
The Lisbon treaty makes a stronger, clearer statement than ever before about the role of national Governments in organising the resources and funding of their national health services. We will discuss the issues in greater detail as the Bill goes through Parliament. On competition, the protocol has the same legal weight as other treaty texts. The Law Society, of which the hon. Member for South-Wes...	6 Feb 2008	AYE
I thought that I said so, Sir Alan. In the circumstances, the answer is yes. It is customary to use those as the last words in these circumstances. I take it that they are the hon. Gentleman's last words? I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed : No. 228, page 1, line 12, after 'excluding', insert—	5 Feb 2008	AYE
Division 71	5 Feb 2008	NO
To be honest, he continues: "While this is not a generous settlement, there appears to have been a genuine attempt at striking a balance between competing priorities." That is exactly what we seek to do nationally, and it is exactly what forces will seek to do locally. I do not think that the Northamptonshire police are on the list to come and see me yet, but if they want to do so in the next coup...	4 Feb 2008	NO

January 2008 7 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I have written to members of the Committee to provide the further details that were requested earlier. I leave the House with this final thought. This is what Robert Chote of the Institute for Fiscal Studies said about the Budget package that has been the subject of today's debate: "To reform the system in a useful way within tight financial constraints and with only...	31 Jan 2008	NO
Accepting the amendment would cost about £700 million, which is no mean matter. That would restrict the Government's ability to take further action on, for instance, child poverty and lifting pensioners out of tax, as proposed in the personal tax package announced in the 2007 Budget. The hon. Member for Gosport (Peter Viggers) described this as a mean little Bill—I paraphrase his comments—and spok...	31 Jan 2008	AYE
Opposition Members have sought to criticise the principle of solidarity. That principle was first established in article 2 of the Maastricht treaty. indicated assent. Of course we believe in a generalised sense of solidarity. The Minister gave a good description of that; as his illustrations made clear, it is to do with sympathy and common humanity. What we are discussing now, however, is a legal ...	30 Jan 2008	AYE
Division 63	30 Jan 2008	NO
That is new and clear. The hon. Gentleman says, "So what?", but he should understand the words that he says he has read—they make it crystal clear that there is no threat to our national integrity. Will the Minister give way? With respect, I cannot; time is of the essence. Question put, That the amendment be made:—	30 Jan 2008	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : No. 8, in clause 2, page 1, line 12, after 'excluding', insert—	29 Jan 2008	AYE
Order. That is an abuse of our procedures. The hon. Gentleman is taking up time on a bogus point of order when the Minister is trying to reply to the debate. I have to leave it to the Minister. Turning to— On a point of order, Sir Alan. It is very difficult for Conservative Members to hear the Minister. He is rushing his answer because he does not have time to give it. Could you please ask whether...	29 Jan 2008	AYE

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