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Parliamentary History

Conservative

Enfield North

6 May 2010 – 30 Mar 2015 (4 yrs 10 mo)

Ideology spectrum

50.3

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Centrist — based on 14 coded votes across 3 axes (1% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Economic policy 56

Low confidence 9 votes

Civil liberties 100

Low confidence 1 votes

Climate / energy 25

Low confidence 4 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

January 2015 7 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Division 141	26 Jan 2015	NO
that out. There is still no proposal from the Labour party to increase the funding for social care. The claims that it makes are hollow, without the money to go with them. Let us look at one of the key indicators: delayed discharges from hospital. From August 2010 to November 2014, delayed days attributable solely to social care decreased from 38,324 to 37,000. The position is not as simple as som...	21 Jan 2015	NO
We should not be playing party politics with an issue like this, but if we are, does the hon. Gentleman agree with the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) , who said, “At the moment the assessment is we need four…So at the moment the technology says four. That’s something that can always be kept under review”? Every study that we have looked at so far has said four, so that is where we s...	20 Jan 2015	NO
My hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke) contrasted the chaos of Labour’s policies, both in this area and more generally, with the competence and careful planning, which is needed for a stable economy, under this Government. The hon. Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead) made the case for the regulator to regulate hedging policies, which is, I think, a little ambitious. Questio...	14 Jan 2015	NO
Question accordingly agreed to. Amendments (a) to (k) agreed to. Motion made, and Question put,	13 Jan 2015	AYE
The whole purpose of the reforms is to protect public bodies against cases brought on a technicality. One of my concerns that has not been addressed is about secondary legislation. I have severe doubts about whether secondary legislation should be subject to judicial review, but it is; Parliament itself can be judicially reviewed. The reforms are not designed to undermine the core purpose of judic...	13 Jan 2015	AYE
“signed off by the ‘quad’”? Did the Chief Secretary sign them off? Was it a mistake or is he now trying to “reverse ferret” out of it? Which is it? deficit, we will then balance the books, allowing borrowing only for productive capital investment or for financial stability. That means that we will finish the job and then be able to invest in our public services so that the people of the country ca...	13 Jan 2015	AYE

December 2014 15 votes

Division	Date	Vote
A number of hon. Members have mentioned sanctions. I have discussed the issue with my own local jobcentre and I can confirm that hardship payments are being paid where needed. The right hon. Member for Birkenhead I want to turn to a number of other relevant issues. First, is poverty a driver to the use of food banks? It might well be—obviously it is—but the best way to get people out of poverty is...	17 Dec 2014	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	17 Dec 2014	AYE
The hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore) suggested that the comparison with the private rented sector was something of an afterthought. Uncharacteristically for her, she had not read the impact assessment we published in 2012, in which we made that very point. We heard from some of my hon. Friends about how their local authorities have been very proactive in this area. We heard how, in ...	17 Dec 2014	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	16 Dec 2014	NO
I want to take on board the point about universities and freedom of speech. As I have said previously, universities’ commitment to freedom of speech and the rationality underpinning the advancement of knowledge mean that they represent one of our most important safeguards against extremist views and ideologies. The duty is not about restricting freedom of speech. We have not had the advantage of s...	16 Dec 2014	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	15 Dec 2014	NO
I completely understand why the Government have decided that within the 14-day period there should be no appeal or review, but I cannot understand why paragraph 8 of schedule 1 prohibits or prevents the judge from considering whether there is a basis for the order or retention in the first place. All the judge can do is ensure that those who are considering the matter are doing so diligently. He i...	15 Dec 2014	NO
If someone fails a fitness test through no fault of their own and they do not qualify for ill health retirement, they will get a redeployed role or an unreduced pension. That will be put on a statutory footing in the national framework—a full, unreduced pension, if not an alternative role. Having heard the words of the Minister, I think the whole House can now support the statutory instrument. I a...	15 Dec 2014	NO
Further public accountability will be provided by the new watchdog mentioned by the hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) . We will be converting Passenger Focus into a new body, Transport Focus, which will better describe its reason for existence: it will now be commenting on the state of the roads as well as the modes of transport that use them. When Brunel was building his bridge, there was no pl...	8 Dec 2014	NO
“The Bill establishes the secure college in law. Beyond the legal framework, the legislation does not specify details of the regime to be delivered within the secure college.” The most obvious example of that is the secure college rules. Effectively, the secure colleges are the old-style Borstals, and everybody knew that they did not work. Indeed. One of the fundamental problems is that there is n...	1 Dec 2014	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 107 disagreed to.	1 Dec 2014	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 103 disagreed to.	1 Dec 2014	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Lords amendment 97 disagreed to.	1 Dec 2014	AYE
In a way, the wording does not matter. The net effect of those criteria is to set up retrospective tests that mean that the chilling effect will apply. Interveners are typically charities, not-for-profit organisations and others who may perhaps have funds to pay their own costs, but The hon. Gentleman is missing the point. Why should those who row in to back a judicial review that they lose be aut...	1 Dec 2014	AYE
Division 100	1 Dec 2014	AYE

November 2014 8 votes

Division	Date	Vote
My hon. Friend rightly says that it was this Chancellor who set that carbon floor price, causing considerable difficulties for our industries. We are still having to go through hoops with those industries to get the relief they need. My right hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Paul Murphy) stressed the importance to our manufacturers of remaining in the EU and the very real fear that the Conserva...	26 Nov 2014	NO
economic recovery, but to make sure we never get into this mess again. That is why it is all about finding the right balance: between ensuring that those with the broadest shoulders take the biggest burden and ensuring the UK remains internationally competitive and open for business. The motion's final point related to creating new funds for health and care. Since 2010, the Government have increas...	26 Nov 2014	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : 24, page 2, line 9, at end insert—	24 Nov 2014	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Amendment proposed : 15, page 2, line 9, at end insert—	24 Nov 2014	AYE
The hon. Member for Clacton (Douglas Carswell) , who has not returned to his seat, said that there was 100% agreement within his party. I hope he spoke to its economics spokesman before he made those comments, because he may find that that is not the case. I want to make a point about prima facie evidence. It is not a requirement under the 1957 extradition convention that requesting states provide...	19 Nov 2014	NO
Question accordingly negatived. More than two hours having elapsed since the commencement of proceedings on consideration, the proceedings were interrupted (Programme Order, 18 November ). The Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83E ). Amendment proposed : 10, page 134, line 36, at end insert—	19 Nov 2014	NO
However, the Labour Government did not deliver that, perhaps because there are people for whom such arrangements work well, as we heard from the TUC during the evidence session in Committee. While there are undoubtedly problems with zero-hours contracts, and I do not wish to dismiss them, I think it important to introduce some perspective to the debate. Last year the Chartered Institute of Personn...	19 Nov 2014	NO
environment that we can have prosperity, growth and indeed the environmental protections that she is so passionate about. I strongly support, and urge her to support, the deregulation target. Why does the Minister present regulation as always being anti-business, given that so many businesses are saying that smart regulation is good for a competitive environment? Of course, if we can achieve the r...	18 Nov 2014	NO

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