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Parliamentary History

Labour

Edinburgh South

11 Jun 1987 – 6 May 2010 (22 yrs 10 mo)

Ideology spectrum

24.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 17 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 24

Medium confidence 17 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

March 2010 3 votes

Division	Date	Vote
(a) the charges payable to Regional Counting Officers in connection with a referendum held on the voting system for parliamentary elections, and (b) sums payable in respect of increases in superannuation contributions required to be paid by local authorities in consequence of fees paid as part of those charges, and (2) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by ...	2 Mar 2010	AYE
It is not just the Liberal Democrats who have repeatedly pointed out the failings of control orders. There have been many high-profile court cases, not least over the past year, that inform and support our position. Seven orders in total have been quashed by the courts. As I mentioned, in June 2009 the House of Lords ruled unanimously that sufficient detail of allegations must be disclosed to susp...	1 Mar 2010	AYE
If the United Kingdom wishes to retain the power to exercise influence in this uncertain world, we sacrifice those assets at our peril. For the UK to surrender its role in the world would have disastrous consequences-military, political and economic. Recovery of that role would take at least a generation, if it could ever be done. That implies exercising choice, and that is something that we shall...	1 Mar 2010	NO

February 2010 9 votes

Division	Date	Vote
We now come to motion 11. I beg to move, That this House do now adjourn. No. Motion 11. I beg to move. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11) ,	24 Feb 2010	AYE
(ii) the percentage given by subsection (7) is less than the percentage set out in subsection (7B); or". (3) After section 11A(7) insert- "(7A) Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership, these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage. (7B) The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other fi...	24 Feb 2010	NO
(3) If no such resolution is made within that period, the Secretary of State may make the modifications in the form of the draft. (4) Subsection (2) does not prevent a new draft of proposed modifications being laid before Parliament. (5) In this section "40-day period", in relation to a draft of proposed modifications, means the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the draft is laid b...	24 Feb 2010	NO
Policies such as this make one wonder where these ideas are coming from and who is advising the Government. One of those advisers is, of course, Graham Badman, whose report has infuriated tens of thousands of parents who have made huge sacrifices to educate their children at home, because they are not happy with the quality of education available at the local school, because they are concerned abo...	23 Feb 2010	AYE
Amendment 104, page 48, line 12, after 'education' insert 'etc.'. Amendment 105, page 48, line 13, after 'education' insert 'or (in Wales) sex education'. Amendment 106, page 49, line 19, at end insert- '(b) for "section 403(1A)" there is substituted "section 403(1ZB)".'. Amendment proposed : 107, page 52, leave out line 20.	23 Feb 2010	AYE
The members of the other family are Dale and Lorraine Coote and their daughter Megan, who are constituents of Mr. Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Sir Michael Lord) , and very pleased to have his support. They have not touched the family courts, so all the documentation on and discussion of their case can be made public; there is absolutely no difficulty whate...	23 Feb 2010	NO
The NSPCC wrote to me at the beginning of February-in the public domain-after those issues were raised in the House, to say that it does not agree with the publication of full SCRs. In the letter, the NSPCC states that it believes "that the proposal does not take into account two important consequences: the possibility of further harm to surviving and subsequent children of the family; and the hes...	23 Feb 2010	NO
consent. However, I am sure that the Minister will be able to explain. New clause 10 relates to the resilience of critical infrastructure. New clause 11 relates to the resilience of individual properties, households and businesses. New clause 12 sets out the basis for an annual report from the British Standards Institute, and new clause 13 sets out that there should be an annual report from the cl...	2 Feb 2010	NO
Progress reported ; Committee to sit again tomorrow. On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. May I ask how Hansard will record the last five minutes? I imagine that Hansard will treat the last five minutes as an informal suspension. I am sorry to say that those events occurred in Committee, and I am not able to comment on what happened during the Committee stage. Further to that point of order, M...	1 Feb 2010	AYE

January 2010 18 votes

Division	Date	Vote
From what I have read of that group, my hon. Friend's remarks are very worrying. The hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Dr. Taylor) spoke of the 111 system, which will be excellent. I am pleased to see that the pilots may be ready as early as May or June. He made a point about the BMA involving GPs in commissioning, but I would go further and look for more nursing staff to be involved in the commissioni...	27 Jan 2010	NO
To find the right response to the challenges that exist, including the demographic challenges, we must start with the right attitude. We must open our arms to an ageing society, not wring our hands. We need to be positive about how we can help older people not simply to get by, but to flourish and live full lives in times of both health and illness. Today, we have debated the dementia strategy-a n...	27 Jan 2010	NO
I feel sure that the right hon. Gentleman has a different, unrelated point of order. Yes, Mr. Speaker, it is a wider point of order. The problem is that many Members of the House find the process extremely difficult to accept in any case. It would be helpful if the Government recognised that an explanation is owed to the whole House on matters of this kind. I am very grateful to the right hon. Gen...	26 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed: 3, in page 1, line 3, leave out clause 1.- (Mr. Hoban.)	25 Jan 2010	NO
Conservative Members continually ask, "Who is in charge?" They do not have an answer. As I have said, we are clear that each authority has its own responsibilities. Amendment 5 would require the FSA to have regard to proceedings for the council for financial stability when considering its financial stability objective. Again, it is unnecessary-I shall mention one or two amendments that I believe t...	25 Jan 2010	NO
There is a credibility gap that needs to be filled. That is an excellent idea. Could it not be taken further to improve Parliament itself by having that operation within Parliament-a bit like with the budget office in Congress? That is a helpful contribution. I am sure that you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, would not want me to be overly diverted on to the governance of such an office of budget responsibil...	20 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to . Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	20 Jan 2010	NO
that is, of fixed targets- "makes it difficult for fiscal policy to respond appropriately to the inevitable volatility of economic circumstances." That reflects precisely my argument about the inability to use either the automatic stabilisers, which would be ludicrous, or, more significantly, an additional fiscal stimulus, should the economy deteriorate and the situation worsen to the point at whi...	20 Jan 2010	AYE
I think that it was Francis Bacon who talked about dreams and predictions being subjects only for a chat by the fireside, so I do not want to get into the differences between the two. What I do want to say is that forecasting is not an exact science; it is particularly prone to error when there are major global shocks, as we have seen over the past couple of years, so it is not surprising that the...	20 Jan 2010	NO
My hon. Friend is the exception to the rule, because she has not yet made an intervention, so I am happy to give way to her. My hon. Friend must accept that many of us feel that this approach is simply far too radical a response in cutting the deficit; cuts of about 16 or 17 per cent. on essential services-that is what the Financial Times has reported-will have a massive impact on the British peop...	20 Jan 2010	NO
Division 53	20 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, this day). The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83D ). Clause 26 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	19 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.	19 Jan 2010	NO
If the proposal became law under a Tory Government, that Government would be wholly in hock to their anaphylactically Eurosceptic tendency, with internal rows about what did or did not require a referendum. I can just hear the hon. Members for Stone and for Shipley (Philip Davies) condemning their Government for not holding a referendum on the slightest treaty that comes around. Even if I did supp...	19 Jan 2010	NO
"taking these first steps towards its stated objective of making Government more accountable to Parliament." Even when the Committee looked at the Bill, it believed it was getting something that we are not getting even in the debating of the Bill. The Committee indicated that "the Government's approach to constitutional modernisation has been a rebalancing of power". Those were the promises that w...	19 Jan 2010	AYE
Those are the very issues that we are looking at. I will table amendments on the issue for consideration in Committee, by which stage we will have further clarity on the points that the hon. Gentleman made. His contribution was important, and I know that my right hon. Friend has also been supportive on the matter. The second notable aspect of the debate was the fact that, for the first time in my ...	18 Jan 2010	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	13 Jan 2010	AYE
Let us not forget the contribution that commercial businesses need to make to avert costs in energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We help with expert advice, interest-free loans and mechanisms such as climate change agreements and the emissions trading scheme. The right hon. Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer) , who is no longer in the Chamber- Yes, he is. Ah, there he is! Thank you. The...	13 Jan 2010	NO

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